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inothernews: Giant panda Tai Shan inspects his birthday cake (made of water, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice), at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington DC. (Photo: Michael Reynolds / EPA via Time)
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MEI XIANG THE PANDA NOT PREGNANT
After a over two-week-long high-alert pregnancy watch, it has been determined that Mei Xiang the panda is not pregnant.
Officials at the Smithsonian National Zoological park in D.C. – commonly known as the National Zoo – revealed this week that Mei Xiang’s declined urinary progesterone indicated the end of a false pregnancy. The diagnosis was confirmed though ultrasound exams.
This is sad news for the 250-pound Mei Xiang, who was artificially inseminated in January. It is her fifth false pregnancy.
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Detecting changes in her actions and hormones, zoo officials are cautiously optimistic Mei Xiang might be pregnant. … Mei Xiang is “denning,” meaning she is transporting bamboo to a dark and quiet place, is eating less and is cradling her food and other objects.
