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Mei Xiang, 6, in rear, and Tian Tian, 7, have tried twice before to mate. (Robert A. Reeder - The Washington Post)
The 'Real' Pandas Video: Scientists don't consider the giant pandas true pandas. That honor falls to the red pandas.
Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling
The Mating Dance The National Zoo's female giant panda was artificially inseminated last week. Staff members at the zoo are "feeling good" about the chances of a cub being born in the next three to six months.
In the News
Pandas 'Out of Sync' In Attempts to Mate: Artificial Insemination Planned Today (Post, March 11, 2005)
In Mating Season, Web-Only Access: Public Kept Away, Pandas Kept Apart Until Fertility Peaks (Post, March 10, 2005)
This Winter, Go Wild (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)
Panda Watch Ends Empty-Nested: Disappointed Zoo Officials Are Hopeful About Next Year (Post, Sept. 16, 2004)
No Panda Cubs for National Zoo: Tests Confirm Mei Xiang Not Pregnant After All (Post, Sept. 15, 2004; 3:46 PM)
Hoping, but Not Necessarily Expecting: Zoo's Panda Staff on Pregnancy Watch (Post, Sept. 1, 2004)
A Zoo Within the Zoo: Kids' Farm Emphasizes Education (Post, June 12, 2004)
Zoo Staff Artificially Inseminates Panda (Post, May 6, 2004)
Panda Prognosis: No Cub at Zoo This Year (Post, May 3, 2004)
Panda Pregnancy Watch Begins: Playful Duo Renews Annual Hopes for a Cub (Post, May 2, 2004)
Work Starts on Panda Yard Big Enough for a Baby (Post, April 29, 2004)
Panda Duo Won't Be a Trio: Female Is Not Pregnant, but Maybe Next Year, Zoo Officials Say (Post, Aug. 22, 2003)
Panda Pregnancy Considered Long Shot: Zoo Officials Keep Watch on Mei Xiang (Post, July 9, 2003)
Looks Like Panda Love Is Finished -- for Now (Post, April 6, 2003)
They Date, Mate -- but Will Pandas Procreate? (Post, April 5, 2003)
Another Rite of Spring: Will They or Won't They? (Post, April 4, 2003)
Mix-Ups Cited In Deaths of 2 Red Pandas (Post, Feb. 16, 2003)
2 Animals Found Dead at Zoo: Rat Poison Suspected in Deaths of Red Pandas (Post, Jan. 12, 2003)
Female Panda Now Head of Household (Post, Aug. 1, 2002)
National Zoo Cites Privacy Concerns in Its Refusal to Release Animal's Medical Records (Post, May 6, 2002)
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