Zoo Atlanta's 13-year-old giant panda Lun Lun is pregnant with her third cub

Yang Yang, a 13-year-old giant panda, is pictured at a zoo Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in Atlanta. Zoo Atlanta's 13-year-old giant panda Lun Lun is pregnant with her third cub and expected to give birth early next month. In June, Lun Lun was inseminated with sperm from her partner, Yang Yang, after the two had failed to mate.





Colter Kleisner, 4, of Columbus, Ga. , gets a closer look at Yang Yang, a 13-year-old giant panda, behind a window at a zoo in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. Lun Lun, Zoo Atlanta's 13-year-old giant panda, is pregnant with her third cub and expected to give birth early next month. In June, she was inseminated with sperm from her partner, Yang Yang, after the two had failed to mate.




This undated photo provided by Zoo Atlanta shows the ultrasound confirming the pregnancy of Giant panda Lun Lun. Zoo Atlanta said Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 that they have confirmed the pregnancy with an ultrasound of mother Lun Lun. This will be the third cub for the 13-year-old panda. The Animal Management and Veterinary Teams estimate that a birth should occur in 10 days to 2 weeks. While cautiously optimistic, experts caution that Lun Lun could still miscarry or reabsorb the fetus as her pregnancy progresses.




Yang Yang, a 13-year-old giant panda, eats bamboo leaves at a zoo in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. Lun Lun, Zoo Atlanta's 13-year-old giant panda is pregnant with her third cub and expected to give birth early next month. In June, Lun Lun was inseminated with sperm from her partner, Yang Yang, after the two had failed to mate.


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