It’s a girl: Japan zoo’s star panda baby gets a checkup
TOKYO — The baby panda who has become an overnight celebrity in Japan is a girl.
Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said Friday the panda, born June 12, was ruled a female by examining experts.
It’s difficult to determine the gender of a panda newborn. The zoo had also been careful not to separate the baby from her mother, and the two short periods they took her away were not enough to determine the sex.
The still nameless cub has been doing well, drinking mother ShinShin’s milk.