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. 
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How exciting! I hope Tai Shan gets a new little brother or sister! Eeeep!
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I so hope it happens too. Tai is my first and foremost panda love, he always will be, he is magic and I am sure a full sibling will be too.
I’ve been comparing dates and the charts for 2005 and this year on the NZ web site and I think it looks good, although what do I know, I thought Mei was going to have twins last year, just wishful thinking, so why not this year Mei? You’ll have lots of help, real and cyber.
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