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Members of the media crowd around to see Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat near her mother Mei Xiang, right, at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Mei Xiang, the mother of Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, looks for more bamboo from zoo keepers at the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the media crowd around to see Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat near her mother Mei Xiang, right, at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Animal Keeper Marty Dearie brings out Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, at the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, explores near her mother, Mei Xiang, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, sits near her mother, Mei Xiang, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, looks at her mother, Mei Xiang, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Animal Keeper Marty Dearie talks to Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, at the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, explores the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, explores the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A duck wades through algae in a pond at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)