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Post by BunnyRabt on Jul 12, 2005 19:33:04 GMT -8
This might be of interest to some of you. At the Smithsonian Zoo, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have produced a tiny little baby panda. They are endangered, so this is a big deal. You may have read about them before. They are on loan to us from China, so when this baby panda gets about two or three, we have to give him/her back to China. But for now, if you want to try to get a glimps of the baby, there is a Panda Cam that you can use to see Mei Xiang, and occasionally you can get a glimpse of the baby. But they are very tiny at birth, so it's hard. I think it will be really fun when it gets a bit older though. Here is the link: nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/Scroll all the way down and you'll see the Panda Cam. You may have to click on "ready" several times before it connects, but it will eventually. I think it's interesting, and thought some of you might like it too. |
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Post by mdith_laney_14 on Jul 12, 2005 20:51:11 GMT -8
I saw a thing about them on the news yesterday (it's on a lot here in northern VA)...they're so cute!! Thanks for that link, too  |
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Post by dlfreak on Jul 12, 2005 21:38:49 GMT -8
Oh my gosh how adorable. She's on the cam right now and you can hear the baby!!
[Edit: Oh my man i feel like such a girl, haha. She just stood up and you can see baby!]
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Post by tiffy426 on Jul 13, 2005 10:08:08 GMT -8
cams taking forever to connect!!!!!!  |
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Post by BunnyRabt on Jul 13, 2005 10:50:51 GMT -8
It took me a little while to get connected today, too.
It's getting so I have to check on them before I go to bed, and then first thing in the morning, and off and on all day! If anything happens to that little cub I'm going to be so sad! I hope it can make it through the first couple of weeks..that's the hardest time for them. It's amazing that she doesn't roll on the baby when she's sleeping, cause it's so little, but she doesn't!
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Post by tiffy426 on Jul 13, 2005 12:47:47 GMT -8
yes! it connected, but all i saw were the pandas sleeping  |
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jul 13, 2005 13:03:34 GMT -8
Aww, that's still cute right? |
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Post by tiffy426 on Jul 13, 2005 13:10:32 GMT -8
yeah, that's true  |
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jul 13, 2005 13:23:19 GMT -8
I love pandas. Too cute.  |
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Post by nftysqrt69 on Jul 13, 2005 17:17:44 GMT -8
The baby is sooo tiny and adorable. Haha I was watching them for an hour just sleeping. Soooo cute. I wish I had one lol.  |
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jul 13, 2005 18:16:22 GMT -8
It doesn't work on the computer that I'm currently on. Hopefully it will work on the other computer. So I haven't seen it yet.
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Post by krisconcepcion19 on Jul 14, 2005 1:15:04 GMT -8
Aw how cute. Thanks for letitng me know about this bunny. |
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Post by BunnyRabt on Jul 14, 2005 23:02:23 GMT -8
You're welcome! I'm glad everyone is enjoying them as much as I am. They updated the website and said that they are both doing well as far as they can tell. No one goes into the den, they only watch them on the cams. And the mom doesn't eat or drink for weeks while the baby is tiny.
It's funny...the little cub was born on July 9th, which is my son's birthday.
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jul 15, 2005 9:29:35 GMT -8
That's so cool, bunny! Your son shares the birthday of a panda cub. |
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Post by BunnyRabt on Jul 15, 2005 10:04:16 GMT -8
Last night I got to see the baby for a long time. Mei was lying on her back, with the cub on her tummy. It wasn't clear because the focus just isn't that good, but I could hear it make noises and see it wiggling around. I can't wait until it gets a bit bigger!
(so....here I am at 2:00 a.m. staring at a little screen on my computer, watching a little blob move around...kinda makes you wonder, huh? ;D )
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Post by nftysqrt69 on Jul 15, 2005 13:14:46 GMT -8
Last night it was so cute Bunny! I'm glad she is being a really great mommy. Even though there both not doing to much its still facinating to watch them for hours lol.
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jul 15, 2005 14:29:44 GMT -8
I'm on my other computer right now, and it loaded all the way until a dialog box popped up and said 'Do you want to install and run Microsoft Video Media 9 Codec?' Something like that.  Should I click yes or something? Did it pop up for you guys? |
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Post by Stargem83 on Jul 15, 2005 19:35:07 GMT -8
I would do it because you probably need to have the most up to date version on your puter to do it.
I've been watching the cam for about 7 minutes now and it really is fascinating!!! I wonder what the difference is between the two cams they look like two different pandas cuz they're in two different positions!! but its so amazing!! I really wanna see the baby!! I seen her roll around and she was looking like me trying to roll around on the bed to get comfy with my big belly!! I was like awwwe how cute!!
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Post by BunnyRabt on Jul 18, 2005 21:26:24 GMT -8
If you turn up your sound, you can hear the baby when Mei moves around. It kinda squeals. It doesn't do it as much now as it did at first though. Poor Mei....all she has had in a week is two drinks of water! She's only left the baby twice, for three minutes each time. (I hope you get to eat a little more than that after your little guy is born, Stargem! )
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Post by ishmaelnr on Jul 19, 2005 17:59:43 GMT -8
I haven't seen the baby yet. i bet my wife loves this website. |
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Should I click yes or something? Did it pop up for you guys?
