The National Zoo's Baby Giant Panda Is A Girl

She’s been described as healthy and active. Her mother had miscarried before, and the cub’s twin didn’t survive.

This is the newest member of the giant panda family at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., pictured here at 2 days old.

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The cub was born on Aug. 23, but zoo officials just announced Thursday that DNA samples revealed she is female. Here she is at 13 days:

Here's Mei Xiang giving birth to the cub:

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