Hear a Panda Cub Cry Out During Doctor Visit

The Smithsonian National Zoo released week-old video of the giant panda cub getting a checkup on Thursday (October 17), after the government shutdown forced lived video feeds of the beloved cub to go dark. In the video, filmed on October 11, the still unnamed cub is seen receiving a check-up by zoo keepers. As many newborns do, she squealed and fidgeted through most of the exam. After the government reopened on Thursday, engineers started to work on reinstalling “Panda Cam,“ the live video feed that allow