Giant panda Mei Xiang, the National Zoo in Washington

Animal keeper Juan Rodriguez feeds giant panda Mei Xiang apples and pears as an ultrasound is performed on her at the National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2011. "She's looking great," says supervisory veterinarian Jessica Siegal-Willott, "it's too early to say if she's pregnant or pseudo-pregnant but she's progressing normally for both." Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in January, and is now having weekly ultrasounds to monitor her condition.


Jessica Siegal-Willott, right, supervisory veterinarian, performs an ultrasound on giant panda Mei Xiang, as animal keeper Juan Rodriguez feeds the panda apples and pears at the National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2011.




Jessica Siegal-Willott, right, supervisory veterinarian, performs an ultrasound on giant panda Mei Xiang, as animal keeper Juan Rodriguez feeds the panda apples and pears at the National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2011. "She's looking great," says Siegal-Willott, "it's too early to say if she's pregnant or pseudo-pregnant but she's progressing normally for both." Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in January, and is now having weekly ultrasounds to monitor her condition.

source: Daylife
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