New Arrival at the National Zoo

Yeah! There were a lot of things about living in DC I did not like, but you couldn't help being alternately excited and then disappointed every time Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing were expecting.

So I was quite pleased to read that the current panda pair on loan from China, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have successfully mated and that Mei Xiang gave birth yesterday to an apparently healthy baby panda. WooHoo!!!

Story here:
Panda cub born at Washington's National Zoo

I hope this cub does OK!