There's a new panda in town

Recently at the National Zoo, a female panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to a small panda cub. The panda is supposedly doing well according to CBS This Morning. The reason that this birth is so important is because pandas are among some of the worst breeders in the animal kingdom. There was a little sadness behind this story though, Mei Xiang has had 5 false pregnancies in the last 5 years. The bear is so small that it is supposed to be the size of your hand. The panda cannot be examined by the panda team for a few weeks. And in a few months the public will be able to view the panda for the first time. Mei Xiang's first cub Tai Shan (born in 2005) was sent back to China in 2010. He was sent back because of the Smithsonian's panda loan agreement, which states "that any cub born at the zoo must return to China for breeding." Only four zoos in the US have panda programs. Pandas will live forever.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57514039/new-panda-cub-born-at-national-zoo/