It took only 6 weeks to figure out, but the giant panda baby at the San Diego Zoo is (drum roll, please) a girl. Apparently, newborn panda’s eyes, ears and, ahem, other body parts are not fully developed at birth.
It will take even longer for the cute little girl to get a name. Chinese tradition places a 100-day moratorium on panda naming, lest the proud people parents choose something silly like “A Little Bit of Something Very Cute” (which happened in 2005). And then, once a name is chosen, the Chinese government must give final approval.
