The Smithsonian National Zoological Park said here Saturday its female panda has given birth to a cub.
Mei Xiang, one of the two adult giant pandas which arrived here from China on Dec. 6, 2000, gave birth to a cub at 5:34 p.m. local time, the zoo confirmed in a short statement on its Twitter account.
Earlier Saturday afternoon, the zoo said large number of viewers seeking to watch the panda's birth caused overload to its online live feed.
Since her introduction to the National Zoo, Panda Mei Xiang has given birth to two surviving cubs, Tai Shan and Bao Bao. Tai Shan, born on July 9, 2005, now lives in China, while Bao Bao, born on Aug. 23, 2013, will return to China after turning four.
