A Panda Named Mei Sheng

In another move of making sure America is everywhere, the San Diego Zoo's panda was named Mei Sheng, which means "Born in the United States." You may or may not remember that the last baby panda, Hua Mei's name means "China U.S.A." Mei Sheng's name also can mean "beautiful life;" he could also be called "Made in the U.S.A." – with the help in the very best artificial panda insemination technology involved. In fact, it was only recently discovered which panda was his father, thanks to DNA testing. The intrigue!

Little Mei Sheng played with mommy panda, Bai Yun, on his first day on display at the zoo yesterday. He only learned to walk on December 10. Learn more about Mei Sheng here.