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Giant Panda Artificial Insemination @ National Zoo on April 26, 2015

Posted by Jeroen Jacobs | Date: 2015 05 07 | In: Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

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Giant panda Mei Xiang’s hormones peaked on April 26, 2015 around 5 a.m. For our reproductive scientists, that only meant one thing: time to make a panda cub! The window of opportunity lasts a mere 24 hours. Springing into action, they performed an artificial insemination.

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