A CUB IS BORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME

I was going to put this great ultrasound of Bai Yun's "cubbie in the oven" that just came out. But then I just heard through the grape vine that she went into labor today and had the cub after 2.5 hours. OMG!!!! They were not expecting her to deliver this soon.

Here is the video anyway off the zoo website (sorry but there is about 10 seconds of panda sex at the first before the ultrasound stuff). Here it is, go to "baby on board" and then scroll down.


Here is the San Diego Zoo announcement (Su Lin has another sibling!!!:

Panda cub born! (August 3, 2007)

Bai Yun gave birth to a single cub today following a 2.5-hour labor. Our animal care staff observed parturition at 1:31 p.m. via a closed-circuit camera installed at the Giant Panda Research Station birthing den. This is a delicate period for the cub, but Bai Yun is an experienced mother and the Giant Panda Team will be monitoring the pair around the clock. The Zoo’s Panda Cam will provide a sneak peek into the den within the next 24 hours.

The sex of the newborn will not be known for some time. The newborn cub is the fourth giant panda born at the Zoo, all of them to Bai Yun. The cub's father is Gao Gao.