A panda has been born at a Tokyo zoo for the first time in 24 years. full story ![]()

WASHINGTON -- If National Zoo giant panda Mei Xiang gets pregnant and gives birth to a cub this year, the zoo will run a paternity analysis to determine which of two male giant pandas is the father. A Chinese veterinarian performed artificial insemination twice on 14-year-old Mei Xiang on March 30. For the first producedure, semen from the National Zoo's male panda Tian Tian...
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The zoo is hoping that the birth of a panda cub will boost visitor numbers to the attraction and said that, if the procedure is successful, Tian Tian could give birth at the end of August or the beginning of September.
dailymail.co.uk (29 days ago)

A pair of pandas who are expected to mate have embarked on a whirlwind romance, a Japanese zoo said on Tuesday.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)

A Chinese veterinarian has performed an artificial insemination on the National Zoo's female giant panda, Mei Xiang (may-SHONG). Animal keepers detected a rise in panda hormone levels and breeding behaviors this week.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday after natural breeding failed to occur, zoo keepers said.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday after natural breeding failed to occur, zoo keepers said.
chicagotribune.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday after natural breeding failed to occur, zoo keepers said.
reuters.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
Veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday after natural breeding failed to occur, zoo keepers said.
yahoo.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
A zoo in Britain has carried out artificial insemination on a female giant panda to increase her chances of getting pregnant.
azstarnet.com (1 month ago)
A zoo in Britain has carried out artificial insemination on a female giant panda to increase her chances of getting pregnant.
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