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San Diego Zoo's Panda Cub Gets a Name

The San Diego Zoo's 15-week-old giant panda received his weekly veterinary exam and was bestowed a name in recognition of his mother. The Chinese name, Yun Zi, which means "son of cloud," is appropriate because the baby's mother was named Bai Yun, meaning "white cloud." Here at ZooBorns we were rooting for Xiao Lóng, which means "little dragon," but the fluffy little cub does bear resemblance to a cloud of fur. 

 

 Photo credits: Ken Bohn / San Diego Zoo

See our first pics of the little panda from early September.

Panda Explosion!

The San Diego Zoo has been holding out on us. They have been hoarding adorable videos of their baby panda cub since his first check-up and just unleashed them on the world all at once! It's almost too much to take. Videos below of examinations 6, 3 and 1, starting with the most recent. 

Two more videos below the fold!

Another Helping of Panda Please

The panda-monium continues as we stumble upon yet more San Diego panda cub footage, this time in the form of an adorable video.

Baby Panda Pics Keep Coming

In a kind of intravenous drip of adorability, the San Diego Zoo is slowly and steadily releasing pictures of their newborn panda cub. The cub is growing steadily but is still totally dependent on its mother. Here's the latest installment.

First Photos of San Diego's New Panda Cub

Hot off the digital press, we bring you the first photos of the San Diego Zoo's roly-poly new panda cub.

 

Today for the first time since the birth, the San Diego Zoo's giant panda team members were able to examine their new giant panda cub born Aug. 5. The checkup revealed the 2.8lb cub is a boy. The 14.7-inch-long cub remained quiet during the exam. Having just nursed, he appeared sleepy and content. Mother Bai Yun and her cub will remain in the den for four to five months. During the denning period, the only way to see them is through the San Diego Zoo's live Panda Cam.

San Diego Zoo confirms: 5th Panda Baby!

Have close look and you'll find the wriggling lil' grey panda cub born just yesterday at The San Diego Zoo. Check out their Panda Cam too!

Pandamonium in Thailand!

This Saturday, thousands flocked to catch a glimpse of the new panda cub at Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo.  What follows is a round-up of highlights from the weekend, including a video or two...

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Panda Cubs in Thailand: Round 2

A week and a half ago we brought you pictures of the new baby panda cubs at Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo. Today we have new images of the increasingly fluffy little pandas.

From this weekend

From last week

All images courtesy of the AP

Baby Panda Cub Born at Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo

First time panda mom Lin Hui gave birth to a healthy female cub yesterday at Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo. This marks the first panda born in Thailand. Previously the only countries to have celebrated a successful panda birth are China, Japan and the United States.

(New Photo added 5/29/09)

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Mother panda Lin Hui has been very attentive to her new cub and her behavior suggests she might give birth to another cub sometime today. ZooBorns will keep you posted.  

Red Panda Cubs Now on Display in Denver

The Denver Zoo is chock full of babies these days. Two twin red panda cubs, Amaya and Takeo, are now on display and appear quite playful. Red pandas are classified as endangered, with an estimated population of less than 2,500 mature individuals remaining in the wild. Their population continues to decline due to habitat fragmentation and hunting. Who in the world could hunt these little guys?!

My ear!