Zoo Panda Cub

National Zoo Panda Cub Makes Her Adorable Media Debut

Four-month-old Bao Bao met the press Monday and spoiler alert: it was really cute.

 

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The female giant panda cub "Bao Bao" sleeps in Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Jan. 18, 2014.

 

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The female giant panda cub "Bao Bao" (Rear) and her mother "Mei Xiang" (Front) are seen in Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Jan. 18, 2014.

 

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Bao Bao, the Giant Panda cub is seen by the media for the first time January 6, 2014 inside his glass enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

 

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Giant panda bear cub Bao Bao moves around inside the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park January 6, 2014 in Washington, DC.

 

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Animal keeper Marty Dearie carries Bao Bao, the four and a half month old giant panda cub, as she makes her public debut at an indoor habitat at the National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.

 

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Giant panda bear cub Bao Bao (L) and her mother Mei Xiang move around inside the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park January 6, 2014 in Washington, DC.

 

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Bao Bao, the four and a half month old giant panda, makes her public debut at an indoor habitat at the National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.

 

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Bao Bao, who now weighs 16.9 pounds, was born to the zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang and male giant panda Tian Tian.

The general public won’t get the chance to meet Bao Bao — the National Zoo’s 4-month-old giant panda cub — until Jan. 18. But on Monday, a few lucky members of the media got a chance to make her acquaintance and snap some photos. Born on Aug. 23, Bao Bao is still developing some basic motor skills, which meant she took some tumbles during her media session. Her name means “precious” in Chinese — which, after you view these photos of her, totally makes sense.











 LINK: http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/06/national-zoo-panda-cub-makes-her-adorable-media-debut/photo/bao-bao/