Panda cub born in Washington, D.C.

[cichlidfan]

Got this in email a little while ago. Extremely cool!! :baby::balloon::cheer3nc:

 

As panda cam watchers may have noticed: from Mei's behavior and the sounds we're hearing, we have a giant panda cub!

 

As far as we can tell, the cub was born at about 10:46 p.m. on September 16. According to chief veterinarian Suzan Murray:

 

“Mei Xiang is behaving exactly the same way she did when Tai Shan was born. She is cradling her cub closely , and she looks so tired, but every time she tries to lay down, the cub squawks and she sits right up and cradles the cub more closely. She is the poster child for a perfect panda mom.”

 

We believe there is only one cub. If the cub is to have a twin, we should know by sunrise.

 

For now, the only way animal care staff will monitor the cub is using the web cams. Our goal is for Mei Xiang to raise this cub naturally. With Tai Shan, it wasn’t until he was about two weeks old that Mei walked away from him briefly and our veterinary team was able to give him a brief well-cub exam.

 

Keep your eyes on the panda cam and on our website and social media networks for more #cubwatch updates!

 

Watch the cub on the panda cam

[leafer]

Cool. Some years ago there was a zoo in the u.s. with a cheetah cam n it was quite interesting.

[cichlidfan]

Cool. Some years ago there was a zoo in the u.s. with a cheetah cam n it was quite interesting.

 

The National Zoo in DC has all sorts of cams, including a cheetah cam.

 

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/default.cfm

 

We have two cheetah cubs that are about a year old now.

[leafer]

We? Uh-huh! You're a vet? I'll check it out. I truly love cats.

[cichlidfan]

We? Uh-huh! You're a vet? I'll check it out. I truly love cats.

 

No vet. I say 'we' out of habit since I have lived here forever. ;) I have, however, been a member of the zoo's support organization for many many years.

 

I will have to send you some links to some of my zoo pics. I think I have some on photobucket somewhere.

[leafer]

Hey, that's the zoo I was talking about with the cheetah cam! Thanks. I used to watch them all the time - think that was at least ten years ago. wow.

[cichlidfan]

Here is a YouTube channel for you as well. There is some Cheetah cub footage too.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/SmithsonianNZP

[leafer]

Thanks, c. Now Ima go and lose a few hours there. :)

[leafer]

That was great. Some cute n overly adorable happenings in some of those vids. :)

 

Here is one not too many people have seen.

 

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The still you see is not what you think. :D

 

Sorry for derailing a panda thread.