Just added a new link: Panda Cam from the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Panda Mei Xiang gave birth on July 9th. Mom and cub are doing well; Mom took to cuddling and bonding with the cub right away, which is a good sign. The zoo link has a diary of Mei Xiang and baby.
It's very difficult to see the cub bc newborns are so small...just a few ounces at birth. And up until tonight, Mei Xiang had not left her cub alone and was usually cuddling it and hovering over it, blocking it from cam view. Tonight, she left the cub for three minutes while she went to get a drink of water in the next room.
BTW, the lady who sold us our home was a big panda fan. She had panda stuff everywhere, I mean, everywhere! Truly, it was pandamonium (sorry, I couldn't resist). I wonder if she's following this story.
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