Global General

Special

Newsmaker

Asia Pacific

America

Middle East

Europe

Africa

San Diego Zoo says panda Bai Yun pregnant

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-30 04:00

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Zoo officials say their prized giant panda is pregnant again.

Seventeen-year-old Bai Yun already is a mother of four.

Related readings:  Elephant born at San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park  San Diego: SeaWorld, zoo, beach great for kids  40th annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego  Red Bull Air Race starts in San Diego

Officials say ultrasound tests this week showed a panda fetus and there may be a twin.

Zoo veterinarian Meg Sutherland-Smith says Bai Yun is due next month. Her offspring will weigh just 4 ounces. Bai Yun and the cub will remain in a den for four to five months.

The father is zoo panda Gao Gao. The two mated in April.

Two of Bai Yun's cubs are at the zoo and two are in a breeding program in China.