Panda

In a year of tortured politics, nationwide protests, and a highly contagious pandemic, our troubled republic finally has something to celebrate. Washington, D.C., has a panda cub. Mei Xiang, a mellow matriarch who weighs in at two hundred and thirty pounds, gave birth to a tiny, hairless pink cub weighing…

Washington’s 22-year-old female panda, Mei Xiang, has given birth to a cub, Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday evening. The cub, whose sex is yet unknown, was born at 6:35 p.m., and the zoo says she’s caring for it attentively. It may be several days before keepers can retrieve the cub…

Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Updated 12:28 pm CDT, Saturday, August 22, 2020 In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang is seen after giving birth to a Giant Panda cub Friday evening, Aug. 21, 2020, in Washington. The cub is Mei Xiang's fourth. Her first three…

(WASHINGTON) — Delivering a “much-needed moment of pure joy,” the National Zoo’s giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a wiggling cub Friday at a time of global pandemic and social unrest. An experienced mom, “Mei Xiang picked the cub up immediately and began cradling and caring for it,” the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering a “much-needed moment of pure joy,” the National Zoo’s giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a wiggling cub Friday at a of global pandemic and social unrest.An experienced mom, “Mei Xiang picked the cub up immediately and began cradling and caring for it,” the zoo…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter GuideThe Smithsonian National Zoo has a new resident with the birth of a giant panda cub on Friday. (AugAPRead More

Carole Feldman, Associated Press Updated 2:35 am CDT, Saturday, August 22, 2020 In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang is seen after giving birth to a Giant Panda cub Friday evening, Aug. 21, 2020, in Washington. The cub is Mei Xiang's fourth. Her first three…

Struggling to care for its animals, the Yangon Zoo is putting them up for adoption. Myanmar’s oldest and second-largest zoo is appealing to the public to adopt its tigers, lions, elephants, bears, red pandas and more after going months with few visitors. Joining the newly announced adoption program means getting…

Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Updated 2:49 am CDT, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Zookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on baby watch after concluding that…

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