Panda cub! The best of the National Zoo's panda cam videos as picked by the curators and panda keeper

David Pescovitz 10:58 am Tue Sep 8, 2020

On August 21 at the US Smithsonian's National Zoo, Mei Xiang gave birth to a beautiful panda cub. You can check out the Zoo's Giant Panda Cams but for an immediate dose of panda joy, Zoo curators Michael Brown-Palsgrove and Laurie Thompson and panda keeper Marty Dearie selected their "Top Ten Panda Cub Cam Moments." Below are a few:

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