DC panda Bao Bao experiences snow for the first time

Bao Bao rolled around in Washington, D.C.’s first snow of 2015.Video by Smithsonian National Zoo

We can confirm that Bao Bao — a Washington, D.C. celebrity who was propelled into the limelight last year when she was born to panda royalty Mei Xiang and Tian Tian in August 2013 — had her first run-in with snow today.

The 16-month-old giant panda rolled, tumbled and played with a beloved log and climbed over mom Mei Xiang on the grounds of the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Unnamed sources called the event “the most adorable sight of year.”

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