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Watch: San Diego Zoo panda cub crawling, ‘making progress’

The San Diego Zoo’s 11-week-old panda cub is “making progress” and has started crawling, according to a video update released Thursday. “Certainly the front legs wanna get up and go,” said Senior Veterinarian PK Robbins. “The back legs sort of got a litle bit left behind, but he’s definitely learning.…

National Zoo officials determine cause of panda cub death

At a press conference on Thursday morning, National Zoo officials announced that the 6-day-old panda cub that died last month passed away because its lungs weren’t fully formed, leading to the cub’s liver not getting enough oxygen. Zookeepers began removing panda mother Mei Xiang’s nest she had formed for her…