Spanda all grown up

Roger and I were on a plane to Cleveland when we read that our favorite panda (after whom this blog is named) is a mother! Imagine our surprise!

American-born panda Hua Mei gave birth to a pair of cubs on Monday in the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in south China's Sichuan Province. The baby pandas are in good condition. They are the second twin cubs delivered by Hua Mei. Hua Mei gave birth to another pair one year ago.

Here is a picture of Hua Mei when she was a baby.



Now here is a picture of Hua Mei's baby!



The San Diego Zoo, where Hua Mei was first born, has also been keeping a blog titled, "What Happened to Hua Mei?"