We all know that giant pandas are already endangered, and so it is always nice to hear news of them giving birth to their cubs, which would increase their numbers. On August 21, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C, a 22-year-old giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to a giant panda cub. Currently, the newborn panda was about the size of a stick of butter.
The cub's sex will be determined after neonatal exams are completed at a later date.
The cub will also be named after 100 days.
Mei Xiang "picked up the cub immediately and began cradling and caring for it," according to a Zoo release. "The panda team heard the cub vocalize and glimpsed the cub for the first time briefly immediately after the birth."
Awesome!
(Image Credit: smithsonianzoo/ Instagram)
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