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 Post subject: Re: PANDAS ~ 2016 & 2017
PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:47 pm 
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Both sound like they are getting better. Thanks for the update, SWINWK!

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:1snowmancarrot: Msg. from National Zoo:

PANDA CAM VIEWERS: You may notice some changes in scenery on the Panda Cams over the next several weeks. Zoo staff are busy updating the Panda House murals!


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Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Update 3/1

A team of our reproductive scientists, veterinarians and panda keepers performed an artificial insemination on giant panda Mei Xiang today, March. 1. Scientists and keepers had been closely monitoring Mei Xiang’s behavior and hormones since she began displaying behavioral changes Feb. 17, indicating she was almost ready to breed. Daily hormone reports showed Mei Xiang’s estrogen levels peaked Feb. 28, which means she was ovulating and able to become pregnant. Female giant pandas are only in estrus or able to become pregnant, for 24 to 72 hours each year. Paws-crossed! #PandaStory #WeSaveSpecies Friends of the National Zoo

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:flirty: Oh, oh! I bet poor Tian Tian didn't have a go at it this year. They said he has been taking his food and toys to the howdy doody door, keeping an eye on her, just in case he got his chance!! :teehee:


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:flirty: Oh, oh! I bet poor Tian Tian didn't have a go at it this year. They said he has been taking his food and toys to the howdy doody door, keeping an eye on her, just in case he got his chance!! :teehee:
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:flirty: The twins in Atlanta have completed the weaning/separation from Mom and will remain together!!

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The weaning process for Ya Lun and Xi Lun is now complete, and the girls are now living independently from Lun Lun. As you know from following our updates, this process started more than two weeks ago, with a gradual increase of time Lun Lun and the twins spent apart during the day and/or overnight. At first it was about six hours apart, and over the more than two-week period, increased to 20 hours apart before the cubs were housed fully independently. This is the same process all of Ya Lun’s and Xi Lun’s older siblings have experienced, and like their older siblings did, these twins did exceptionally well (as did Mom!).

For the time being we are housing them in such a way that they cannot see or hear each other. This will minimize any stress and also represents what would be observed in the wild. Over time, we will have opportunities to have Lun Lun and the twins be within visual/hearing reach of each other. In the meantime, the twins have not seemed fazed at all that their mom is not present, and we’re enjoying the opportunity to build our relationships with them and provide them with extra enrichment. You may notice that Lun Lun is vocalizing a bit more and walking around a bit more. This is because she is still producing some milk, and since she is no longer nursing, it will take her body a couple of weeks to completely stop producing milk and to reabsorb what milk she currently has. The first week is always a bit of adjustment for everyone, including the care team, as we now have three groups of giant pandas to work with, but this is where all of our training comes in handy. Thank you all for following along on this latest milestone for Ya Lun and Xi Lun!

For fun, here’s a photo of Ya Lun and Xi Lun almost exactly a year ago today (a year ago yesterday, to be exact). They grow up so fast!
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:eggthumb: Bringing this over, because the video is of Tian Tian, who we so rarely see!! Wish they would show him more. Didn't bring the article over from some time ago about Mom, because it is the usual pregnancy vs puedo. Hopefully, a confirmation one way or another in the future ...

:flirty: Tian Tian Multitasking (Eating and Scratching)


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We are a little closer to knowing. From the National Zoo:



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Mei Xiang is currently in her den gorging herself on bamboo! She is really into it! :teehee:


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I reread the article you posted earlier and I didn’t expect her appetite to return until after delivery. Maybe she had a pseudo pregnancy. :girlcrazy:

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Gigi, I caught her in the actual den (the small room with bars) and I hope that it was a weak moment for her! It was awash in bamboo and nesting material. I think it's too early to determine if pregnant or pseudo. Or @ least I hope it's too early! I'm afraid if she is not pregnant this time, it will become the last attempt.


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:zzzzz Mei Xiang is on cam right now, asleep in her den full of nesting material!


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:zzzzz Mei Xiang is on cam right now, asleep in her den full of nesting material!
I haven't heard anything. I used to get notifications, but I don't recall receiving anything lately. Thanks for keeping us updated on Mei Xiang! :loveheart:

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Giant Panda Mei Xiang Will Not Give Birth
"A team of reproductive scientists, veterinarians and animal keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have determined that giant panda Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) will not give birth this year. She was experiencing a pseudopregnancy during the past several months."

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Darn.... thanks for posting... no DC baby panda this year....
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