July 21, 1983

The National Zoo’s giant panda Ling-Ling’s gives birth to the first giant panda cub born in the United States. Although the male cub died approximately three hours after its birth, this significant birth of an endangered mammal species renews the Zoo’s hope of future successful births.

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