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Us Bears Oct 29, 2012

If you haven't already heard, last July, one of the giant pandas at San Diego Zoo gave birth to a panda cub.
The mom's name is Bai Yun but her baby has yet to be named.  It is tradition that pandas aren't named until they are 100 days old.

Well, the panda was born on July 29 and he will be 100 days old on November 6.  It'll soon be time for the panda to get his name!

The San Diego Zoo is taking votes on the panda's new name.

Melanie and I and all of Us Bears are putting our choice of name in.
The Bears would be really happy if some of you Teddy-Talkers would vote too!  :)

Go check out the on-line panda cam where you can see Bai Yun and her panda cub:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/

Then, on the right is a link where you can click and go vote for your favorite name.

Melanie and I voted for "Shui Long" (AKA:  "Water Dragon.") because we liked the sound of the name in Chinese the best.

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peterbear Oct 29, 2012

Oh my, what a precious baby!      
I voted too.  What a strange coincidence that his 100 days birthday is on the exact same day as the president's election.    I hope it's a good omen for the panda. 

dangerbears Oct 29, 2012

There are several good "candidates." I voted, and smiled a lot at the panda photos.

Becky

Us Bears Oct 30, 2012

Melanie gets her "panda fix" every evening after dinner.
Of course, one of the pandas sits on the sofa and watches along side!  ;)

They've been watching every day since shortly after he was born.
She was also watching the panda baby at the National Zoo but that one didn't live very long.  Panda mortality is very high.  That's why they don't give them names until they are 100 days old.

The National Zoo has a panda cam:  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Giant … fm?cam=LP1

The Memphis Zoo also has a panda cam:  http://www.memphiszoo.org/pandacam

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