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August 30: At Fourth Exam, Cub Weighs 6.2 Pounds
We did our fourth cub exam this morning The cub now weighs 6.2 pounds. We did not get an accurate head measurement due to his squirming and fussing. His body length (from the base of the skull to the head of the tail) was ten inches, 3/4 inch longer than it was at his last exam, on August 18. The chest girth was 13 inches, an inch more than before. His heart and lungs sound healthy.
During the exam, Mei became anxious as the cub squealed. One of the keepers called Mei away from the den, as she was trying to fit her body through an eight-inch-square window in the den door! After the fourth call, Mei reluctantly came away from the den door to the keeper and accepted some pear, apple, and sweet potato, and calmed down. When we opened the den door, Mei looked in to see the cub and then turned away for a moment before returning to pick up the cub.
Last night Mei Xiang rested on the rock work in the indoor exhibit for three hours and six minutes-the longest period she has rested away from the cub.
Quote: August 31: Cub Does Ab Crunches, Tian Stays Cool
The cub has been seen doing abdominal crunches as he works to move his body in a coordinated way. From the August 18 exam to yesterday's exam, he had not grown much more than an about an inch in length, however his chest girth and weight had increased, by an inch around and two pounds. Mei and the cub are doing fine. Other than the exam, everything has been fairly routine this week.
Tian has been using both grottos in the outdoor exhibit lately. We have been placing some of his food in the grottos to encourage him to stay there on hot days, since he is currently the panda poster boy. He is doing a great job as the one and only exhibit ornament.
We did our fourth cub exam this morning The cub now weighs 6.2 pounds. We did not get an accurate head measurement due to his squirming and fussing. His body length (from the base of the skull to the head of the tail) was ten inches, 3/4 inch longer than it was at his last exam, on August 18. The chest girth was 13 inches, an inch more than before. His heart and lungs sound healthy.
During the exam, Mei became anxious as the cub squealed. One of the keepers called Mei away from the den, as she was trying to fit her body through an eight-inch-square window in the den door! After the fourth call, Mei reluctantly came away from the den door to the keeper and accepted some pear, apple, and sweet potato, and calmed down. When we opened the den door, Mei looked in to see the cub and then turned away for a moment before returning to pick up the cub.
Last night Mei Xiang rested on the rock work in the indoor exhibit for three hours and six minutes-the longest period she has rested away from the cub.
Quote: August 31: Cub Does Ab Crunches, Tian Stays Cool
The cub has been seen doing abdominal crunches as he works to move his body in a coordinated way. From the August 18 exam to yesterday's exam, he had not grown much more than an about an inch in length, however his chest girth and weight had increased, by an inch around and two pounds. Mei and the cub are doing fine. Other than the exam, everything has been fairly routine this week.
Tian has been using both grottos in the outdoor exhibit lately. We have been placing some of his food in the grottos to encourage him to stay there on hot days, since he is currently the panda poster boy. He is doing a great job as the one and only exhibit ornament.