Delivering a “much-needed moment of pure joy,” the US National Zoo's giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a wiggling cub at a time of global pandemic and social unrest. “The panda team heard the cub vocalise.”Panda lovers around the world were able to see the birth on the zoo's Panda Cam. Uncredited/AP In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang is seen after giving birth. She is the oldest giant panda to successfully give birth in the United States. Although the place looks tiny for a big panda, the zoo said giant pandas in wild give birth in small dens.

Source: Stuff August 22, 2020 05:26 UTC