This morning I read an article about a baby panda the died after living for only six days. The baby cub was a female. Sources say, the panda cub that died had abnormalities on its liver and fluid in its abdomen, but they don't yet know the cause of death. To figure out the cause of death, scientists are doing a
necropsy (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease) and they should know the cause of death in the next two weeks or so.
The zoo workers reported that the cub seemed fine on Sunday morning and that there was no signs of distress from the 4 ounce panda. The zoo workers realized something was wrong when the mother panda was making a honking sound, which is a pandas way of making a sort of distress call. Ever since the baby has died, the mother panda has rarely come out of hiding. She often stays hidden away from visitors and has barely been eating any of her food.
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/19622722/zoo-panda-cub-that-died-had-liver-abnormalities
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20120924zoo_panda_cub_that_died_had_liver_abnormalities/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/09/24/national_zoo_panda_cub_cause_of_death_undetermined_cub_had_liver_and_abdomen_abnormailties_.html
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