Pandas don't have a great track record of caring for twins by themselves, so following a protocol used by other zoos and panda experts in China, the National Zoo decided to move forward with swapping the panda twins between their mother and the incubator. "We had some concerns that a cub could be injured or both could be injured," the zoo's chief veterinarian, Don Neiffer, recalled at a news conference on Wednesday. A webcam captures Mei Xiang, female giant panda, giving birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington The National Zoo in Washington says its adult female panda has had twins. Zookeepers performed a successful swap on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 25), and both cubs "were vocalizing, were strong, and showing us no signs of concern," he said. Shortly after, Panda Cam went off the air for awhile. The cub showed no signs of decline until this morning, after spending the night with its mother Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), while its twin stayed in an incubator, said Dr. Donald Neiffer, the chief veterinarian of the National Zoo. Morgan Rielly also scored for Toronto. Soon after it went viral. "Cocooned at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump watched as his defense attorneys responded to an emotional presentation by House impeachment managers with a series of dry, technical, and at times meandering arguments about due process and the constitutionality of the proceedings," Politico reports. And Castor notably "did what Trump himself has not: conceded Joe Biden won the presidential election," The Associated Press notes. However, Mei Xiang appeared to grow wary of the baby swaps. We will remove this and make the changes needed. A high-interest account allows you to earn compound interest, while still having full access to your money at any time. Follow latest developments at the Trump impeachment trial. Washington zoo's Panda, Mei Xiang delivers twins. They swapped the twins every three to four hours, or whenever Mei Xiang cooperated. There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and … You can have a say in which of the 16 legendary acts will be inducted later this year. Spain is thought to be among the first countries to impose such a policy. "The larger cub appears to be strong, robust, behaving normally and is with mother Mei Xiang," the zoo said in a press release. Powell requested more time to respond to Dominion's lawsuit in a court filing Monday. NY 10036. The zoo's panda mom Mei Xiang gave birth to the first cub Saturday at 5:35 p.m. and a second cub about five hours later. Updated Mar 28, 2019, 2:45 am IST. The event is a much-needed bit of good news for the National Zoo, which had to close for months because of the coronavirus pandemic. 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The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday announced that Mei Xiang's cub is male. Follow Laura Geggel on Twitter @LauraGeggel. It was the fourth time the mother had given birth to twins but the first time they both survived. Twitter said its automated systems took action in error after Nunes' account failed to complete a reCAPTCHA, and it has since reversed the suspension. [Cute Alert! "Mei Xiang was seen picking up and licking her first cub at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, live on the zoo's panda cams. Ex-president's lawyers widely criticised for opening day performance. 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Dominion Voting Systems is suing Sidney Powell, a Texas lawyer who pushed a false conspiracy theory that the company helped President Biden defeat former President Donald Trump, for defamation, but it hasn't be easy tracking her down to serve her with the $1.3 billion, the company said in a court filing Tuesday. “Locking men and women up at home could by no means increase birth rate, but the divorce rate would definitely spike,” said one online post. The results were based on two probable and 42 possible cases of reinfection among health workers within five months of testing positive. Mei Xiang gave birth to the motionless cub on Saturday night after giving birth to its live twin the night before, zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson said. Had both cubs survived, they would have been the 17-year-old panda's third and fourth surviving … Spain’s health ministry decided last week that the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be administered to people older than 55 due to a lack of clinical data on the drug’s effect on older people. The most recent swap took place on Wednesday morning and staff noticed the smaller cub's weight was faltering. "We're all extremely happy with this [surviving] cub's progress.". The 17-year-old Mei Xiang has given birth to six pandas, and the little cub is the third to die (one was a stillborn and the other died after six days from liver damage, likely because its lungs were underdeveloped). Mei Xiang, 17, was artificially inseminated in April with frozen semen from a male … Original article on Live Science. Because pandas won't usually nurse twins if left to their own devices, officials are following a procedure developed by Chinese breeders. Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw, took staff by surprise on Saturday by giving birth to twins about four-and-a-half hours apart. "It was a scary, scary time for those who were on the front lines," he said. “The number of documented cases from reinfection is very low in the first six months after infection,” explained the new vaccination strategy document. The first season of the streamer's new anthology docuseries, "Crime Scene," falls too in love with the Cecil's lore to tell its central story effectively. When he saw this on another shopper's grocery cart, he knew he had to take a photo. Researchers hope a necropsy will tell them more about the cub's death. Trump continues to insist falsely that he actually won the election, and this "big lie" — that the election was "stolen" from him — undergirds his entire impeachment trial. The giant panda mother had given birth to fraternal twins on Saturday, Aug. 22, but the smaller of the two cubs died the following Wednesday. A lawyer for Powell, Howard Kleinhendler, disputed Dominion's claim, telling Politico his client "regularly travels as part of her work," and in recent months "has had to take extra precautions concerning her security, which may have made serving her more difficult." She served for a while on Trump's legal team before he temporarily cut ties with her after a particularly off-the-rails press conference. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated about five months ago Tai Shan, Mei Xiang's first cub, was born in 2005 and now lives in China Her second cub, Bao Bao, will turn two on August 23 at the zoo Matthews' goal proved to be the winner and extended his career-best goal streak to eight games. (Reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York; Editing by Sandra Maler). Even Beijing’s 2016 decision to scrap a decades-long one-child policy had little impact. Auston Matthews and Alexander Kerfoot scored in an 11-second span in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Monday night. Quarantines in China, like elsewhere, have also created friction between couples. The instructions currently apply to key workers 55 or younger, the next priority group to be included in Spain’s vaccination campaign and who are set to be given AstraZeneca jabs. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated with sperm from Hui Hui, a panda in China, and from the National Zoo's Tian Tian. Thank you for signing up to Live Science. Castor was using Trump's status as former president to make his case, rejected by the Senate, that it's unconstitutional to try a president after he leaves office. Mei Xiang gave birth to cub A at 5:35pm, and it's OFFICIAL (see below), cub B arrived at 10:07pm. Look for depression symptoms. The mother groomed her stillborn cub for 17 minutes before letting it fall to the floor, she said. Former President Donald Trump particularly took issue with his defense attorney Bruce Castor's rambling opening remarks, according to CNN. Giant pandas, native to China, have a very low reproductive rate, especially in captivity. In its updated vaccination strategy, due to be presented to the country’s regional authorities on Wednesday, Spain’s health ministry said cases of reinfection were “exceptional”, and recommended that those who have had Covid be put at the back of the queue. "During the swap-back times, there were days when she was a little less interested in taking that baby, but that occurred where either baby is concerned," Neiffer said. - OLD, Heart Surgeon Boils Weight Loss Down To One Thing, Maple Leafs complete 3-game sweep of Canucks with 3-1 win, Review: Netflix makes rare true-crime misstep with salacious series on L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, Trump impeachment trial – live: Unseen security footage to be shown as Democrats say ‘we have the goods’, Army Dad Snaps Pic Of Woman's Cart, It Goes Viral, People infected by Covid should wait six months for vaccination, says Spanish government, ‘Son of billionaire’ Don Jr claims to know Americans better than elected Democrats as he rails against Trump lawyers. Washington’s 22-year-old female panda, Mei Xiang, has given birth to a cub, Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday evening. Her second cub, Bao Bao, turns 2-years-old Sunday and still lives at the zoo. Meanwhile, Mei Xiang's remaining cub is "doing great," said Neiffer—"very robust and very strong." “We must prioritise and advance at the highest speed possible, optimising each dose received to ensure it reaches the citizens who need it most,” the letter addressed to Spain’s health ministry says. “Even female animals know not to give birth when the environment is not good, not to mention human beings,” a user posted on social media. The WHO also says that people who have had Covid-19 can wait six months before being vaccinated. Mei Xiang spent her day "bearing down," veterinarians said, before she welcomed her twins, the first one arriving at 5:35 p.m. and the other at 10:07 p.m. Only a set born in 2013 at the Atlanta zoo has survived. Mei Xiang and her other panda cub are healthy, zoo officials say. Both baby pandas were still fur-less and about the size of a stick of butter. The mother, 17-year-old Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), gave birth to the twins on Saturday (Aug. 22), delivering the first at 5:35 p.m. EDT and the second at 10:07 p.m., the zoo reported. The cub showed no signs of decline until this morning, after spending the night with its mother, Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), while its twin stayed in an incubator, said Dr. Donald Neiffer, the chief veterinarian of the National Zoo. swapped the twins every three to four hours, See Photos of Mei Xiang's New Twin Panda Cubs, Cute Alert! “The authorities and experts publicise giving birth to more children all the time,” wrote one person. They saw some slight improvement, but the cub's health deteriorated into the early afternoon, and it died at 2:05 p.m. EDT, he said. Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw, took staff by surprise on Saturday by giving birth to the twins about four-and-a-half hours apart after being artificially inseminated. WASHINGTON -- Jubilation over the recent birth of panda twins at the National Zoo turned to sadness Wednesday as one of the newborn cubs died after three and a half days. And the former president was upset Castor "wore an ill-fitting suit and at one point praised the case presented by the Democratic House impeachment managers," The Washington Post adds, even though Trump himself was reportedly also impressed with the impeachment managers and their video presentation. The panda team immediately gave the cub antibiotics, fluids and respiratory and nutritional support, Neiffer said. Animal lovers rejoice: Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, DC will give birth in a matter of days, according to zoo officials, in what could be her fourth successful pregnancy. It doesn't appear that Mei Xiang did anything out of character to the little twin during the night; but she's about 1,500 times larger than her offspring, so it's not always easy to see them on the panda cam, Neiffer said. Experts feel the best way to keep both cubs alive is to keep swapping them, so they each get quality time with their mother. Only one set, born in 2013 at the Atlanta zoo, has survived. But Trump, watching the trial on Newsmax, wasn't just dismayed at Castor's low-energy performance and the bad reviews from allies and senator-jurors, Politico reports. As of Monday, Spain had administered 2.17 million doses - mostly of the Pfizer vaccine - with 839,000 people having received their second jab. Democrats to show previously unseen security video of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot, aides say, ER doctor recalls the fear from one year ago as the pandemic began, What does impeachment mean for Trump? Powell was kicked off Twitter for spreading QAnon conspiracy theories after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Zookeepers reported she didn't appear to show a preference for either cub, but she just didn't seem to like the swaps. When Mei Xiang had a cub, she would often nurse it and snuggle it in a warm part of her body, such as her armpit, to keep the cub warm, as newborn pandas can't regulate their own body temperature, Neiffer said. A giant panda at a zoo in the United States has given birth to twin cubs. "Our job is to make sure that both mom and cub survive.". More stories from theweek.comTrump the phone guy is backRock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees include Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, and Foo Fighters100-year-old accused Nazi camp guard charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder, The Price Of Dental Implants May Actually Surprise You. Experts estimate that by 2050, about 40 per cent of China’s population will be above retirement age. "Things turned and the cub's condition declined into the afternoon," he added. Dominion had to hire private investigators to chase Powell "across state lines," incurring "unnecessary expenses for extraordinary measures to effect service," the company said. Live Science is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Powell spent months pushing baseless claims about the November election, including one that Dominion was part of a global communist plot, involving the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, to flip the election to Biden. However, only a set born in 2013 at the Atlanta zoo has survived. “House prices [are] the best contraceptive pill,” one person posted online. Her surviving offspring are Tai Shan (born in 2005), who now lives in China; Bao Bao (born in 2013), who lives at the National Zoo; and the living panda twin, which will be named after 100 days. Trump is the first president to be impeached twice. He called Trump a "former president," said he "was removed by the voters," and argued that Americans are "smart enough to pick a new administration if they don't like the old one, and they just did." According to the government’s new strategy, under-55s who test positive for Covid after having their first dose should also wait six months before their second jab. These are our top picks. These social animals, which live in family groups in trees, are classified as endangered due to habitat loss. But "Ms. Powell had no reason to evade service as she looks forward to defending herself in court," he added. The Spanish government’s decision is in line with the advice from several public health organisations, including the national immunological society, who have called for a gap of up to eight months between a person being infected and having a Covid vaccine. Visit our corporate site. Mei Xiang’s cubs are the third set of twins born in captivity in the United States. This arrangement was set up to help Mei … Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Meanwhile, zookeepers and veterinarians would care for the other cub in the incubator, feeding it formula made of water, human baby formula and puppy formula, the zoo reported. The twins' birth captured international attention as giant pandas are among the world's most endangered species. Adorable Photos of Giant Panda Triplets, Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered), Mystery of gamma radiation solved: Hidden cannibal star is just having dinner, China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission snaps its 1st photo of Red Planet, Stressful animation shows blue whale dodging hundreds of ships while trying to feed, Devious sperm 'poison' their rivals, forcing them to swim in circles until they die, Stash of more than 600 Roman-era silver coins discovered in Turkey. Celebrated surgeon and author of the New York Times best seller "The Plant Paradox" reveals what many have suspected for a long time. The old Aunt Jemima brand and logo was based on a racist "mammy" stereotype. But his impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor did, several times. It appeared weak and was exhibiting respiratory difficulties, Neiffer said. "As they droned on, he grew increasingly frustrated with the sharp contrast between their muted response and the prosecution's opening salvo." Moving forward, the team will concentrate on caring for the surviving twin and its mother. Follow Live Science @livescience, Facebook & Google+. WASHINGTON (AP) — Jubilation over the recent birth of panda twins at the National Zoo turned to sadness Wednesday as one of the newborn cubs died after three and a half days. Giant pandas give birth to twins roughly half of the time, the zoo said, and this is the third time a giant panda living in the United States has given birth to twins. "It's very robust and very strong, and is demonstrating all normal behaviors," Neiffer said. Please refresh the page and try again. “If they are in such a hurry they should study how to let men give birth to children.”, Leading Nutritionist, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, Says This Is The Real Reason Americans Struggle To Lose Weight. Mei Xiang after giving birth … Spain’s government has ordered individuals who have been infected with the virus to wait for six months before being vaccinated, based on growing evidence that antibodies developed in response to Covid offer long-lasting immunity. For key workers and people from other risk groups of 56 and over, the plan is to vaccinate them whether they have had a Covid infection or not. On Tuesday, however, Mei Xiang would not switch and zoo officials became concerned for the smaller cub. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Trump still hasn't conceded his election loss. "However, this morning, when our team went in to perform the swap again, we immediately noted that the little cub had not increased in weight, appeared weaker and was exhibiting possible respiratory issues," Neiffer said. Don Jr played down his father's 'stop the steal' speech, blamed for inciting riots, saying it was mild, Former President Donald Trump was, by all accounts, furious at his impeachment trial defense team, especially lead lawyer Bruce Castor, panned across the board for his odd, rambling opening statement. Salvador Hernandez BuzzFeed News Reporter Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter This week the zoo also welcomed twin endangered golden lion tamarins, primates from the coastal forests of Brazil. Zoo officials have said that they did not yet know which insemination was successful, and that it was possible the twins had different fathers. On Saturday (Aug. 22) Mei Xiang became restless and began having contractions, Laurie Thompson, a giant panda biologist at Smithsonian's National Zoo, told Live Science. In fact, "Trump initially pushed his impeachment lawyers to make the baseless case that the election was stolen," the Post reports, "an approach they ultimately rejected while still arguing that the First Amendment protects their client's right to share misinformation and false claims." New York, (Reuters) - The smaller of twin panda cubs born over the weekend to giant panda Mei Xiang died on Wednesday after experiencing respiratory difficulty, Washington's National Zoo said. You will receive a verification email shortly. Though giant pandas may doing well in captivity, it's a bleaker picture in the wild. Cuteness overload, times two -- Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to twin cubs on August 22. Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, DC will give birth in a matter of days, according to zoo officials, in what could be her fourth successful pregnancy. Thank you for your feedback. The two cubs were born about five hours apart. Mei Xiang's cubs are the third set of twins born in captivity in the United States. A recent study found that those who have already been infected with the virus had a far higher antibody response following vaccination than those who had not been infected and may only need one jab. The National Zoo shared the live footage of Mei Xiang's labour and the twin's birth on their website. Turns out a pandemic – and all its related restrictions and risks – in 2020 didn’t exactly turn up the heat in the bedroom, either. On Monday, the zoo posted a video of the … You may not realize that you are experiencing signs of depression. © One of giant panda Mei Xiang's twin cubs died (Aug. 26), just five days after its birth, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., reported. Know the warnings. Stay up to date on the coronavirus outbreak by signing up to our newsletter today. After the twins were born, zoo keepers decided to swap the cubs in Mei Xiang's possession every four hours so each had time to nurse and spend quality time with her. The cub's twin, the larger of the two, is still alive and with its mother. NBC Washington reports that the rare twins were born nearly 5 hours apart. More stories from theweek.comTrump still hasn't conceded his election loss. There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and roughly 1,600 in the wild. Results from a study by Public Health England released in January suggested that the protection from reinfection from Covid created by naturally occurring antibodies was between 83 and 99 per cent. AP. Zoo officials artificially inseminated Mei Xiang with semen from two male giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in late April — Hui Hui (h-WEI h-WEI), a panda living in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, and Tian Tian (t-YEN t-YEN), who resides at the National Zoo. "Right now, we still have a healthy mom and one very healthy baby," said Brandie Smith, associate director for animal care sciences at Smithsonian's National Zoo. One of Mei Xiang's twin panda cubs died on Aug. 26, 2015 (shown here), just five days after it was born. Adorable Photos of Giant Panda Triplets]. Ex-president's niece reportedly considering changing her name to distance herself from her uncle, Spears said that while she loves performing, she is currently "taking the time to learn and be a normal person.". Nothing seemed out of place during the nighttime, and the little panda's health problems only became apparent this morning. WASHINGTON (AP) — Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington’s National Zoo said. But fewer babies and a fast-aging population means soon China could feel the economic impact of a shrinking working-age population. Dominion said it has no problem giving Powell until March 22 to respond but wanted to note its troubles reaching her for "the record." Eugenie and her husband broke a major royal baby tradition followed by Kate Middleton and Princess Diana. Zoo officials have said that they did not yet know which insemination was successful, and that it was possible the twins had different fathers. [See Photos of Mei Xiang's New Twin Panda Cubs]. "We are sad to report that the smaller of the two panda cubs has died," @NationalZoo posted on Twitter. Published Aug 23, 2015, 7:11 pm IST. Neiffer did not rule out that Mei Xiang could give birth to twins, which often happens with pandas, and that the zoo was preparing for the possibility. Ten million births were registered in 2020, 15 per cent lower than the previous year, and hitting a new record low since the 1960s, when China was in the middle of a famine. Castor declined to use "graphics or a video — tools his TV-obsessed client had hoped to deploy." There was a problem. Still to be determined are the cubs' sex -- and father. The panda twins were born later that day, the first at 5:35 p.m. EDT and the second at 10:07 p.m., the zoo reported. Giant pandas, native to China, have a very low reproductive rate, especially in captivity. This arrangement was set up to help Mei Xiang care for the twins. One of Mei Xiang's twin panda cubs died on Aug. 26, 2015 (shown here), just five days after it was born. One of giant panda Mei Xiang's twin cubs died today (Aug. 26), just five days after its birth, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., reported. After delivering the second cub, Mei Xiang showed "some frantic behavior on her part, trying to literally balance and juggle these two kids at the same time," Neiffer said. A giant panda at a zoo in the United States has given birth to twin cubs. Mei Xiang and her other panda cub are healthy, zoo officials say. The death of the cub, whose up-and-down weight since the birth on Saturday had raised concerns among the zoo keepers, occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. But his impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor did, several times.Trump the phone guy is backRock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees include Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, and Foo Fighters. Others talked about how 2020 was all about figuring out how to stay alive – not the best backdrop for bringing new life into the world. One of Mei Xiang's twin panda cubs died on Aug. 26, 2015 (shown here), just five days after it was born. As such, China has encouraged people to produce more offspring, a message that has largely fallen flat. Mei Xiang's first cub, Tai Shan, was born in 2005 and returned to China in 2010. Zookeepers kept one twin with her at all times and the other in an incubator. “There are many regulations on pandemic prevention and housing compounds always ask people to quarantine,” scoffed one person online. The forests they live in are logged and cleared for farming. All normal behaviors, '' he said though giant pandas, native to China, have also created friction couples! 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