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November 23, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

El Zoológico Nacional Revela el Nombre del Panda Bebé

El Zoológico Nacional Smithsonian anunció el lunes que su cachorro panda de tres meses tiene un nombre: Xiao Qi Ji. Pronunciado SHIAU-chi-ji, el nombre chino mandarín significa “pequeño milagro” en inglés, según el zoológico. Casi 135.000 personas votaron por un nombre durante el período de cinco días entre el 16 y el 20 de noviembre. […]

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November 23, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

National Zoo Announces Baby Giant Panda’s Name

The Smithsonian National Zoo announced Monday that its three-month-old giant panda cub has a name: Xiao Qi Ji. Pronounced SHIAU-chi-ji, the Mandarin Chinese name means “little miracle” in English, according to the zoo. Almost 135,000 people voted on a name during the five-day window between Nov. 16-20. The other contenders were: Fu Zai (福仔): prosperous […]

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November 17, 2020 | Sydney Bullock

National Zoo Asks for Public’s Help to Name Baby Giant Panda

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC welcomed a panda cub on Aug. 21 and is now asking for help naming him. The public can select their favorite name from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20, here, on the zoo’s website with a maximum of one vote per day. The name that receives the most votes […]

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August 26, 2015 | Staff Writer

Panda Cub Dies at National Zoo

The smaller of the two giant panda cubs born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Aug. 22, died shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. According to a news release posted on the Zoo’s website, the panda team rotated both cubs in the past 24 hours allowing each to benefit from spending time with their mother, […]

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