..baby Mei Lan (translated beautiful Atlanta) the baby panda, took its first steps out into its new enviroment. Mei Lan promptly nawed on a few peices of bamboo. (Pandas eat about 25-30 lbs. of bamboo a day when full-grown.) Mei Lan won't be able to "really eat" bamboo for about another 2-3 months though. After a bit of nawing the baby panda climbed up on a limb, balanced for a few seconds before falling off. Then wandered over by her mother for a well deserved nap. Whew..what a day! I plan on getting down there real soon for some pictures! Atlanta will have to give the cub up in about 2 years to motherland China. Mei Lan is the first panda born on U.S. soil. (er...maybe one in San Diego, I'd have to check.)

-- Edited by Speed Demon Racing at 16:05, 2007-01-13