From an AP article:

WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Zoo says panda mother Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) is showing a spike in hormone levels, a sign that she might be pregnant again.

But there’s no reliable pregnancy test for pandas, and this could be a false alarm.

Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March with semen from Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), the zoo’s male giant panda. Test results Thursday indicate Mei Xiang will either give birth or come to the end of a false pregnancy in mid- to late-July.

Oh how I hope this is true. The entire reason I fell completely in love with pandas was because of the Panda Cam at the National Zoo. I drove across the country, alone, to see Tai Shan on his first birthday. And before you think I’m completely insane, I did actually go to see the sites in DC and have a lovely vacation as well, not just to celebrate a panda’s 1st birthday. (Or at least that’s what I tell people. )

How exciting! I hope Tai Shan gets a new little brother or sister! Eeeep!

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I’m so excited that we’ve finally (almost) made it to $100! It’s nice to be able to make a tangible difference, no matter how small, by doing something I love. Basically, we’ve raised money from nothing, and that’s awesome. Congratulations, and thank you, to everyone who endures and clicks the ads. It actually does ad up.

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