The panda cam has longer hours than the actual zoo, with live recordings of the bears available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the week.

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Animal care staff at the National Zoo are preparing for the "highly anticipated" birth of an Asian elephant calf, according to a news release.

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Cub on the move! Our giant panda team caught a glimpse of our 5-week-old cub crawling under the watchful eye of mother Mei Xiang. Watch them on ...

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The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health.

Indonesia celebrated the birth of its first locally born giant panda cub and hailed it as a conservation success. The species remains vulnerable.