Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Uproar After NC State Agent 'Fixes' Girl's Lunch Preschooler has to eat chicken nuggets instead of mom's meal »

National Zoo Panda Not Pregnant

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2009 11:40 AM CDT
Email

(Newser) – Giant panda Mei Xiang, whose first cub became an international superstar, is not pregnant, National Zoo officials said today. The panda, who was artificially inseminated in January, experienced her third false pregnancy in as many years, the Washington Post reports. Four-year-old Tai Shan, Mei Xiang's only cub to survive infancy, is scheduled to be handed over to the Chinese government later this year.

Giant pandas Tian Tian, front, and Mei Xiang wrestle and play in the snow, Dec. 6, 2007, at the zoo in Washington.
Giant pandas Tian Tian, front, and Mei Xiang wrestle and play in the snow, Dec. 6, 2007, at the zoo in Washington.   (AP Photo)
National Zoo panda Mei Xiang sleeps in the shade of her pen in this 2007 photo. Officials at the National Zoo in Washington said today Mei Xiang is not pregnant.
National Zoo panda Mei Xiang sleeps in the shade of her pen in this 2007 photo. Officials at the National Zoo in Washington said today Mei Xiang is not pregnant.   (AP Photo)
Tian Tian and Mei Xiang in their enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington, April 24, 2007. Mei Xiang isn't pregnant, zoo officials announced today.
Tian Tian and Mei Xiang in their enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington, April 24, 2007. Mei Xiang isn't pregnant, zoo officials announced today.   (AP Photo)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

Because every single panda cub born in DC has happened during a Republican administration
Washington Post

 
China • endangered species • Washington DC • Washington • panda • National Zoo • giant pandas • Tai Shan • Mei Xiang

More Newser Stories

Outcome of Hu's Visit: We Get Pandas Longer

Pandas Freed to Give Birth in the Wild

DC Panda's Pregnancy a Fake

Chinese Automaker 'Adopts' Panda Tai Shan

National Zoo's Panda Cub Heads to China
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne