The Panda Baby
Introduction

The birth and survival of a panda cub signals hope for the world’s most cherished endangered animals, in NATURE’s The Panda Baby.

In late August of 1999, scientists at the San Diego Zoo marked a rare event they had struggled for years to bring about: the birth of a giant panda outside of China. It made headlines around the world. But the time for celebration was not yet at hand. Five other pandas had been born in the United States — and none had lived past the fourth day.

Against the odds, however, this tiny newcomer, Hua Mei, grew and thrived, and her survival has become a hallmark of the desperate international quest to save the giant panda, perhaps the most visible symbol of the world’s endangered animals.

The Panda Baby, with the aid of exclusive footage from the World Famous San Diego Zoo, as the institution is formally known, captures all the tense drama of Hua Mei’s birth and her survival through infancy.

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Online content for The Panda Baby was originally posted September 2001.

45 Responses to “Introduction”
  1. hjfaseihfguishdgirfd says:

    oooooooooooooooooooooooo=))))))))))

  2. badgirl says:

    hello hello hello

  3. hottness says:

    I LOVE PANDAS…… THEYRE MY FAVORITE!!!! =)

  4. keyana palomera says:

    i love baby pandas,they’re soooooooooooooooooooooo cute!espesially when they get their fur,they’re so cute! I am really a panda lover. I want to save them from dieing.People are cutting down their food,which are bamboo trees. WOULD YOU WANT A WORLD WITHOUT PANDAS?

  5. gwen says:

    omg!!pandas rock I just luv em so much!!!I there cute

  6. Douglas Hill says:

    I’ve never seen a panda live, but everytime I see pictures of them or videos it cheers me up. They are without a doubt some precious animals,and we need to save them.

  7. Fernando says:

    i’ve never seen a panda live [2] just on videos or pictures =|
    i love pandas ♥

  8. Caleigh Davis says:

    I LOVE PANDAS! they are my favorite anamal.I think they are soooooooooo cute!

  9. Darren says:

    Pandas Are Soooooooooooooo Cute <3

  10. Mercy says:

    I love pandas so much,I can’t imagine a world without them.

  11. Destiney says:

    I love pandas my boyfriend got me into them there so cute

  12. sajna says:

    so cute

  13. jesusbanda says:

    cute panda

  14. Elizabeth says:

    Pandas are so cute! I admire them for all their different personalities.

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