giant panda

We now have a Bei Bei to go with Bao Bao in the giant panda compound at the National Zoo. Mei Xiang’s surviving cub was named on Friday scrapping a Chinese tradition of naming a newborn 100 days after its birth. Officials say he weighs about three pounds which is ten times what he weighed when he was born August 22.

Watch what happens when Mei Xiang tries to take a bathroom break. The giant panda mother started putting her cub down Thursday night and making attempts to leave the den. She tried leaving twice, once at 10:20 PM and again at 11:55 PM, but her trip was cut short very loud squealing.