Monday, September 17, 2012

National Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth to Cub

I looked long and hard for a good news happening to start this Monday morning with.
With the world so filled with violence and death right now, I just wanted to share a little love and a smile.
Miracles can happen,
Never lose the faith.

Mei Xiang gave birth to a panda cub at 10:46 p.m. Sunday


It's a boy? It's a girl?
Well, it's a panda cub! We weren't sure if we'd ever see this day again, but the National Zoo's female giant panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth to a panda cub Sunday night -- her second, following five pseudopregnancies in a row. Not to mention a whole lot of dashed hopes.
Yep, happy days are here again. The new cub was born at 10:46 p.m. Sunday. The zoo announced the news about four hours later.
"National Zoo staff can hear the cub but have not yet seen it as Mei has built a substantial nest in her den," the zoo said in a release.
OK, but we need baby pics, and we need them now!
“I’m cautiously optimistic as we haven’t seen the cub yet, but we know that Mei is a good mother," said Dennis Kelly, director