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National Zoo Welcomes Panda Cub

Mei Xiang gives birth to long-awaited second cub

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2012 6:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – After five consecutive false pregnancies since 2007, the National Zoo finally has a little panda bundle of joy: The zoo's giant panda female, Mei Xiang, gave birth to a cub last night at 10:46pm, reports the AP. Zoo staffers have yet to see...   Read full story »

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