Cuter Every Week: San Diego Zoo Panda Cub Has Fifth Exam

Cuter Every Week: San Diego Zoo Panda Cub Has Fifth Exam

San Diego Zoo Global Accepting Name Submissions until Sept. 24

2012-10-1 — /travelprnews.com/ — The panda cub at the San Diego Zoo was very calm today during his fifth veterinary exam. The male panda, born on July 29, 2012, weighed 4.9 pounds (2.26 kilograms), nearly a pound more than he weighed during the last exam.

Veterinarians recorded that the cub’s eyes are almost open now and believe the cub can see but is likely limited to viewing light and shadows.

The San Diego Zoo follows the Chinese cultural tradition of naming the giant panda after it is 100 days old. The San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy is taking name suggestions for the male cub on its website, http://www.sandiegozooglobal.org/panda-name

The names must be submitted in Chinese pinyin, which is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into Latin script, and significance of the name must be included to be considered. The Zoo will take submissions until Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.

Panda fans can watch Mom and cub in the den at www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam to help them get ideas for the cub’s name.

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Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2012, by Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo Global

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