US mourns death of week-old panda
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Schauer">Schauer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Zoo">Zoo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="Schauer">Schauer</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="Mei">Mei</span> <span word="Xiang">Xiang</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="cub">cub</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Tai">Tai</span> <span word="Shan">Shan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005.</p><p><span word="Zoo">Zoo</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="Mei">Mei</span> <span word="Xiang">Xiang</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="distress">distress</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:17 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="cam">cam</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retrieve">retrieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:22 <span word="am">am</span>.</p><p><span word="Veterinarians">Veterinarians</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="CPR">CPR</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unresponsive">unresponsive</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cub">cub</span>, <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> 100 <span word="grams">grams</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hairless">hairless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="rat">rat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="active">active</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="veterinarian">veterinarian</span> <span word="Suzan">Suzan</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cub">cub</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>."</p>
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