Washington's National Zoo giant panda gives birth<p><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dH3teANTCJj4YL6ES4dT2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-17T143536Z_1_CBRE88G14JE00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-USA-PANDA-WASHINGTON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Giant panda Mei Xiang walks in her enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington" align="left" title="Giant panda Mei Xiang walks in her enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington" border="0" /> (http://news.yahoo.com/washingtons-national-zoo-giant-panda-gives-birth-143536255.html)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A giant panda at Washington's National Zoo has given birth to a cub, the zoo said on Monday, ending the zoo's seven-year spell without panda offspring. The panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth late on Sunday at the zoo's panda complex, the zoo said in a statement. She was artificially inseminated in April using thawed frozen sperm from the zoo's other giant panda, Tian Tian, after he failed to impregnate her. Chief veterinarian Suzan Murray said that despite looking tired, Mei Xiang was sitting up and cuddling the cub more closely whenever it cried out. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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