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“We’re going big because they’re going home,” says the Zoo.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced a three-year extension of its giant panda agreement Monday.
The cub’s sex was determined via genetic testing of a cheek swab taken at his first veterinary exam on Sept. 19.
She is officially not pregnant, The National Zoo says.
Mei Xiang is exhibiting signs of pregnancy, but it could be a pseudopregnancy.
Instead, Mei Xiang had two artificial inseminations.
He’s ready for breeding season.
Bei Bei turns 1, Bao Bao turns 3, and Tian Tian turns 19, all within a few days of one another. The National Zoo celebrated them on Saturday.
This giant panda could give lessons.
The zoo will continue to pay $500,000 a year.
