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                    Baby Panda's First Steps Caught on Film

   by Reuters

   The Washington, D.C. panda cub is trying to walk.

   The National Zoo's pandacam caught the two-and-a half-month old female
   panda on Sunday November 16 pulling her hind legs underneath her and
   trying to stand up.

   She wasn't quite able to do it, though, and only managed to scoot a few
   feet.

   IFRAME: [1]//www.youtube.com/embed/0bbdk0XfHJk


   According to zookeepers, the panda, born to Mei Xiang on August 23,
   now weighs 10.34 pounds (4.7 kilos).

   The cub has yet to be named. The zoo is running on an [2]online contest
   through November 22 to name the cub and will announce the winning name
   on December 1, when she is 100 days old.
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   3944.html

References

   1. file://www.youtube.com/embed/0bbdk0XfHJk
   2. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialreports/name-the-panda/
   3. http://www.voanews.com/content/reu--baby-panda-takes-first-steps/1793944.html