San Diego Zoo vets say newest panda is a boy
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This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows a 5-week-old giant panda at the Zoo. San Diego Zoo veterinarians announced Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, the 3.2-pound cub is a boy. Veterinarian Meg Sutherland Smith, DVM, said despite being a bit lighter in weight than Bai Yun?s previous five cubs, this baby panda looks healthy with a belly girth of 12 inches, indicating he is eating well. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Maria Bernal-Silva)
SAN DIEGO » It’s a boy. Veterinarians say the 6-week-old panda cub at the San Diego Zoo is a boy.
Vets determined the gender of the young cub during its latest health exam Thursday.
Dr. Meg Sutherland Smith told U-T San Diego the cub weighed a bit less than Bai Yun’s five other cubs, but it appears healthy and gained one pound in the last week to bring it to 3.2 pounds.
Vets say the cub’s ear canals are beginning to open but its eyes are still closed.
Chinese tradition allows the panda to be named after 100 days and the zoo plans to again ask for suggestions from the public.
The endangered giant pandas are on research loan to the San Diego Zoo from China.
