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US National Zoo giant panda gives birth to a cub

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Mei Xiang, Washington DC National Zoo's female giant panda, gave birth to a cub and is caring for it, the zoo announces. "Mei Xiang picked the cub up immediately and began cradling and caring for it," the Zoo staff said in a statement. IMAGES

Added on the 22/08/2020 03:33:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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