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Giant Panda Cub Xiao Qi Ji Takes Mother Mei Xiang's Food
Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji Plays In Ice at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant Panda Cub Xiao Qi Ji Plays With Bubble Bath
#PandaStory: A Bubble Bath Wrestling Match
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji holds onto the wooden play structure, upside-down
Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats leafeater biscuits and sugar cane.
Giant panda mother Mei Xiang (left) and her son Xiao Qi Ji (right) sit next to each other in the grass.
#PandaStory: Xiao Qi Ji and Mei Xiang Enjoy Bamboo
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji eating an apple.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji holds onto the wooden play structure, sitting up and looking to the left
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji Celebrates His First Birthday at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant pandas Mei Xiang (left) and Xiao Qi Ji (right) enjoy a fruitsicle cake in honor of Xiao Qi Ji's first birthday.
Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji holds a heart made of frozen diluted apple juice.
#PandaStory: Xiao Qi Ji Plays With His New Toys
Giant pandas Xiao Qi Ji (foreground) and Mei Xiang (background) celebrate Xiao Qi Ji's birthday with a panda-friendly fuitsicle cake.
Birthday Wishes for Panda Xiao Qi Ji from China’s Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang
#PandaStory: A Panda With Personality That Shines
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji sits atop the rockwork eating an apple.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji devours a tasty bamboo shoot.
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji Devours Bamboo Shoots
Assistant curator of pandas Laurie Thompson holds a "target" out towards giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji, who follows the training tool.
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji Eats a Fruitsicle
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs his favorite pine tree.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji sits on the floor of his indoor habitat, grasping a bamboo shoot.
#PandaStory: Xiao Qi Ji Greets His Fans
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji hangs upside-down from a tree.
#PandaStory: An Observant Cub
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji clings to a tree in his outdoor habitat.
#PandaStory: Fruitsicles and Bamboo Shoots
#PandaStory: Upside-Down Xiao Qi Ji
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji sits atop a scale with a kong toy in his mouth.
#PandaStory: Watch Xiao Qi Ji Climb and Tumble
#PandaStory: Like Mother, Like Son
#PandaStory: Tub Time for Xiao Qi Ji
On March 22, giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji had his first taste of apples and pears!
#PandaStory: Exploring New Sites
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji walks across his hammock face-forward.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs up one of the logs in his climbing structure.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji stands atop the hammock in his outdoor habitat.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji lays on his hammock and looks out into his exhibit.
#PandaStory: Adventure Awaits!
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs atop a structure made of criss-crossed logs.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji laying down in the tall grass in his outdoor habitat.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs atop a structure made of criss-crossed logs.
#PandaStory: Xiao Qi Ji's First Taste of Applesauce
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji walks tentatively onto the concrete outside the panda house that leads to the grassy yard behind him
Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji lays on his back and licks cooked sweet potato off an enrichment toy cradled in his arms.
Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji leans against rockwork in his habitat with one paw up on a cylindrical-shaped enrichment toy and nibbles on his first biscuit.
A giant panda cub sits on rockwork, holding onto a large "plate" covered in cooked sweet potato
#PandaStory: A Parcel of Sweet Potato for Xiao Qi Ji
#PandaStory: A Bear’s First Taste of Bamboo
A giant panda cub stands in an area covered in a light dusting of snow and some scattered bamboo leaves.
Five-month-old giant panda Xiao Qi Ji sniffs a small snowman that stands just a few inches tall.
Jan. 27 | Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is beginning to sample new foods, including bamboo, sweet potatoes and nutrient-fortified biscuits.
Jan. 27 | Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji had his first taste of bamboo this week!
Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji takes his first taste of cooked sweet potato Jan. 21, 2021.
Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji takes his first taste of cooked sweet potato Jan. 21, 2021.
Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji takes his first taste of cooked sweet potato Jan. 21, 2021.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji Jan. 6, 2021.
#PandaStory: Tumbles and Toys
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is weighed in a tub Jan. 6, 2021.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs the rockwork of his enclosure Jan. 6, 2021.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji gnaws on an enrichment puzzle feeder.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji vs. the Rock Wall
Dec. 9 | Dr. Don Neiffer examines giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji's eyes while veterinary technician Brad Dixon holds him steady.
Three-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji on Dec. 2, 2020 at Smithsonian's National Zoo.
#PandaStory: Xiao Qi Ji Takes His First Steps
Three-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji on Dec. 2, 2020 at Smithsonian's National Zoo.
#PandaStory: Field Trip
a giant panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji lies sleepily on a white table
Giant panda cub on Nov. 9, 2020 during a keeper exam.
Giant panda cub at 11 weeks old on Nov. 9, 2020.
The Zoo's 11-week-old panda cub during his weekly keeper checkup.
Giant panda cub at 10 weeks old.
#PandaStory: 11 Weeks Old
Giant panda Mei Xiang eats bamboo.
#PandaStory: Pumpkins and Snack-O-Lanterns
The Zoo's 10-week-old giant panda cub received a pumpkin as enrichment for Halloween.
#PandaStory: A Quiet and Calm Cub
The Zoo's 10-week-old giant panda cub received a pumpkin as enrichment for Halloween.
The Zoo's 9-week-old panda cub fell asleep after keepers took his measurements Oct. 29.
The giant panda cub rests on a towel during his weekly exam Oct. 28.
#PandaStory: Nine Weeks Old
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's 2-month-old giant panda cub receives his second veterinary exam Oct. 19, 2020.
#PandaStory: Cub's Second Veterinary Exam
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's 2-month-old giant panda cub receives his second veterinary exam Oct. 19, 2020.
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's 2-month-old giant panda cub receives his second veterinary exam Oct. 19, 2020.
#PandaStory: Weekend Field Trip
Giant panda cub during its keeper exam Oct. 14, 2020.
#PandaStory: Fruitsicles and Feistiness
The Zoo's 7-week-old panda cub receives a routine check-up at Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Giant panda keeper Marty Dearie measures the male giant panda cub's abdominal girth.
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's giant panda cub weighs 4.5 pounds.
The giant panda cub's eyes are fully open!
A 6-week-old giant panda cub with black-and-white markings, small claws and a light layer of fur rests on a yellow towel
It's a Boy! Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Panda Cub Is Male
Keeper Marty Dearie measures the 6-week-old male giant panda cub's abdominal girth.
The Zoo's 6-week-old giant panda cub is just starting to open its eyes.
Giant Panda Cub Crawls at Smithsonian's National Zoo
#PandaStory: Cub Exam on Sept. 25, 2020
A 1-month-old giant panda cub with black-and-white markings, a thin layer of fur and small claws lays on a towel with its head resting on its paw
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Cub Turns One Month Old
A 1-month-old giant panda cub with black-and-white markings, a thin layer of fur and small claws rests on a towel while veterinarians take its measurements with a measuring tape
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Cub's First Veterinary Exam
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's giant panda cub is one month old today, Sept. 21!
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's giant panda cub rests on a soft towel during its first veterinary exam Sept. 19, 2020.
Zoo veterinarian Dr. James Steeil listens to the 29-day-old giant panda's heart and lungs.
Giant panda Mei Xiang cradles her cub on Sept. 13, 2020.
The Zoo's giant panda cub rests on the floor of its den Sept. 17, 2020.
Keeper Marty Dearie holds the Smithsonian's National Zoo's 3-week-old giant panda cub.
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Cub Yawn Sept. 9, 2020
A close up photo of the 3-week-old giant panda cub.
#PandaStory: Cub Day 19 (Video 1)
A close-up of giant panda Mei Xiang's cub nestled in her arms. Its black-and-white markings are visible, as well as its small claws and tongue sticking out of its mouth.
#PandaStory: Cub Day 19 (Video 2)
Giant panda Mei Xiang holds her small cub in her arms. The cub has small visible claws and has started to get its black and white markings
#PandaStory: Cub Day 13
#PandaStory: Giant Panda Cub Day 10 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
#PandaStory: Cub Day 7
Giant panda Mei Xiang holds her 10-day-old cub in her forearms. The cub's tiny paws are peeking out.
#PandaStory: Cub Day 6
Giant panda Mei Xiang briefly placed her cub on the ground in the early morning Aug. 27, 2020.
#PandaStory: Cub Day 5 at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant panda Mei Xiang rests in her den with her newborn cub. The cub is about the size of a stick of butter and is nestled between her nose and arm.
#PandaStory: Cub Day 3
#PandaStory: Cub Day 2 (Aug. 23, 2020)
Get a Glimpse of a Giant Panda Cub at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant Panda Mei Xiang rests with her tiny, newborn cub in her den at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Giant Panda House
Giant Panda Cub Born at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant Panda Mei Xiang rests with her tiny, newborn cub under her arm in her den at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Giant Panda House
Preparing for a Giant Panda Cub at Smithsonian's National Zoo
Giant Panda Ultrasound, August 17, 2020
Female giant panda Mei Xiang surveys her yard at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat.
a black and white ultrasound image with arrow indicating the placement of a giant panda fetus in-utero