Hooray, giant Chinese panda Mei Xiang is a new mommy!
According to HuffPost, Mei Xiang gave birth to her tiny bundle of joy Friday, at the Smithsonian National Zoo.
The zoo said in a statement that Mei Xiang is ‘caring for her newborn attentively’ and is ‘exhibiting positive mothering behavior,’ like cuddling and nursing her cub.
In a tweet, the zoo said it caught a glimpse of ‘the wonderful, wiggly cub’ and heard it squeak.
Female pandas are able to become pregnant for only 24 to 72 hours each year. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March.
The sex of the cub will be determined when vets examine it in a few days. Welcome, baby panda!
