Both pandas live at the Pacific Bell Foundation Giant Panda Research Station. The baby weighs an estimated 4 or 5 ounces. Bai Yun appears to be taking good care of her infant. For the first time since the cub s birth on Aug. 21, Bai Yun leaves the infant in the birthing den. Bai Yun leaves the den for four minutes so she can drink some water.
Researchers are fairly confident that the cub is female.
The cub weighs 12 ounces and appears to be very healthy. She weighs 2.3 pounds and continues to be in excellent health. Web surfers are able to watch the infant-mother relationship of the cub and panda mom 24 hours a day. Bai Yun consumed her full diet of non-bamboo items for the first time since the cub s birth. The panda cub s eyes begin to open.