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In this photo taken Dec. 19, 2011, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Zoo officials in Washington are hoping to get panda mom Mei Xiang pregnant, again. Smithsonian National Zoo officials say they performed two artificial inseminations Thursday on 18-year-old Mei Xiang. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Panda cub born at D.C. National Zoo

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

PHOTOS: Baby Boom at the National Zoo

The Washington Times

This handout photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo, taken Aug. 29, 2013, shows teh zoo's Panda mother Mei Xiang with her cub at the zoo in Washington. The zoo said Thursday its 2-week-old giant panda cub is female. The Washington zoo also revealed Thursday that the cub's father is National Zoo panda Tian Tian. (AP Photo/Smithsonian's National Zoo)

It’s a girl: 2-week-old panda cub at National Zoo is female

Associated Press

National Zoo: 2-week-old panda cub is female

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press