One of giant panda Mei Xiang's twin cubs died (Aug. 26), just five days after its birth, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., reported. There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and roughly 1,600 in the wild. In its updated vaccination strategy, due to be presented to the country’s regional authorities on Wednesday, Spain’s health ministry said cases of reinfection were “exceptional”, and recommended that those who have had Covid be put at the back of the queue. There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and … The panda twins were born later that day, the first at 5:35 p.m. EDT and the second at 10:07 p.m., the zoo reported. Powell spent months pushing baseless claims about the November election, including one that Dominion was part of a global communist plot, involving the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, to flip the election to Biden. 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Giant pandas, native to China, have a very low reproductive rate, especially in captivity. Zoo officials artificially inseminated Mei Xiang with semen from two male giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in late April — Hui Hui (h-WEI h-WEI), a panda living in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, and Tian Tian (t-YEN t-YEN), who resides at the National Zoo. Zoo officials have said that they did not yet know which insemination was successful, and that it was possible the twins had different fathers. The WHO also says that people who have had Covid-19 can wait six months before being vaccinated. The mother groomed her stillborn cub for 17 minutes before letting it fall to the floor, she said. "Right now, we still have a healthy mom and one very healthy baby," said Brandie Smith, associate director for animal care sciences at Smithsonian's National Zoo. A lawyer for Powell, Howard Kleinhendler, disputed Dominion's claim, telling Politico his client "regularly travels as part of her work," and in recent months "has had to take extra precautions concerning her security, which may have made serving her more difficult." A recent study found that those who have already been infected with the virus had a far higher antibody response following vaccination than those who had not been infected and may only need one jab. After delivering the second cub, Mei Xiang showed "some frantic behavior on her part, trying to literally balance and juggle these two kids at the same time," Neiffer said. [See Photos of Mei Xiang's New Twin Panda Cubs]. Adorable Photos of Giant Panda Triplets]. Know the warnings. Thank you for signing up to Live Science. 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Washington’s 22-year-old female panda, Mei Xiang, has given birth to a cub, Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday evening. Please refresh the page and try again. “There are many regulations on pandemic prevention and housing compounds always ask people to quarantine,” scoffed one person online. These are our top picks. Mei Xiang's cubs are the third set of twins born in captivity in the United States. "We had some concerns that a cub could be injured or both could be injured," the zoo's chief veterinarian, Don Neiffer, recalled at a news conference on Wednesday. Trump is the first president to be impeached twice. (Reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York; Editing by Sandra Maler). Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Thank you for your feedback. Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw, took staff by surprise on Saturday by giving birth to the twins about four-and-a-half hours apart after being artificially inseminated. However, Mei Xiang appeared to grow wary of the baby swaps. "It's very robust and very strong, and is demonstrating all normal behaviors," Neiffer said. More stories from theweek.comTrump still hasn't conceded his election loss. One of Mei Xiang's twin panda cubs died on Aug. 26, 2015 (shown here), just five days after it was born. More stories from theweek.comTrump the phone guy is backRock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees include Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, and Foo Fighters100-year-old accused Nazi camp guard charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder, The Price Of Dental Implants May Actually Surprise You. The zoo's panda mom Mei Xiang gave birth to the first cub Saturday at 5:35 p.m. and a second cub about five hours later. "Things turned and the cub's condition declined into the afternoon," he added. Dominion said it has no problem giving Powell until March 22 to respond but wanted to note its troubles reaching her for "the record." "It was a scary, scary time for those who were on the front lines," he said. Original article on Live Science. The cub showed no signs of decline until this morning, after spending the night with its mother Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), while its twin stayed in an incubator, said Dr. Donald Neiffer, the chief veterinarian of the National Zoo. This week the zoo also welcomed twin endangered golden lion tamarins, primates from the coastal forests of Brazil. As of Monday, Spain had administered 2.17 million doses - mostly of the Pfizer vaccine - with 839,000 people having received their second jab. AP. Salvador Hernandez BuzzFeed News Reporter Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter We will remove this and make the changes needed. This arrangement was set up to help Mei … You may not realize that you are experiencing signs of depression. They saw some slight improvement, but the cub's health deteriorated into the early afternoon, and it died at 2:05 p.m. EDT, he said. 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