The Cincinnati Zoo is seeking input from the public in naming its new baby red panda. The baby red panda arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on July 16. It was a happy surprise for mother Lin, who miscarried in May. Zoo researchers were the first to accurately predict the date of birth of two boys, who were born six days apart, using a combination of ultrasound and hormone monitoring. TOP VIDEO: Red panda at Cincinnati Zoo gets an ultrasound Through regular ultrasound exams with super mom Lin they discover that she was pregnant in April this year, but unfortunately the pregnancy was lost in May. Because red pandas are seasonal breeders, the team figured Lin wouldn’t give birth this year. But in July she did! “To the best of my knowledge, Lin is the first documented case where a red panda loses its pregnancy and then another embryo comes and implanted that same year,” said Dr. Erin Curry, reproductive physiologist with the Cincinnati Zoo CREW. “When ultrasound found she lost the pregnancy in May, there was no historical reason to continue doing ultrasounds this season.” The science was so accurate, in fact, that when the carers noticed Lin was gaining weight, the nurses did it others attributed factors such as their recent consumption of cicadas and mulberries. Lin then surprised everyone when she gave birth to a baby on July 16. Now the Cincinnati Zoo is looking for a name for the cub. Zoo officials decide between Lily and Shenmi (Mimi for short), which means secret in Chinese. The zoo has created a poll where the public can vote for the name they like best. Click here to take the survey.
CINCINNATI –
The Cincinnati Zoo is soliciting input from the public on naming its new baby red panda.
The baby red panda arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on July 16. It was a happy surprise for mother Lin, who miscarried in May.
In 2015, zoo researchers were the first to accurately predict the date of birth of two boys born six days apart using a combination of ultrasound and hormone monitoring.
ABOVE VIDEO: The red panda at the Cincinnati Zoo is being treated with ultrasound
Through regular ultrasound examinations at Super Mom Lin, they found that she was pregnant in April of this year, but unfortunately the pregnancy was lost in May.
Because red pandas are seasonal breeders, the team figured Lin wouldn’t give birth this year.
But then in July she did!
“To the best of my knowledge, Lin is the first documented case where a red panda loses its pregnancy and then another embryo comes and implanted that same year,” said Dr. Erin Curry, reproductive physiologist with the Cincinnati Zoo CREW. “When ultrasound found she lost the pregnancy in May, there was no historical reason to continue doing ultrasounds this season.”
So accurate was the science, in fact, that when the zookeepers noticed Lin was gaining weight, they attributed it to other factors, such as her recent consumption of cicadas and mulberries.
Lin then surprised everyone when she was born on July 16.
Now the Cincinnati Zoo wants to give the boy a name. Zoo officials decide between Lily and Shenmi (Mimi for short), which means secret in Chinese.
The zoo has created a poll where the public can vote for the name they like best. Click here to take the survey.
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