She is officially not pregnant, The National Zoo says.

Instead, Mei Xiang had two artificial inseminations.

He’s ready for breeding season.

Butterstick #2!!!! (National Zoo) After the euphoria of realizing that Mei Xiang gave birth to a new baby panda yesterday, the National Zoo made this announcement late last night, complete with the above photo: “We can confirm a second cub was born at 10:07. It appears healthy.” Indeed, there some speculation that Mei Xiang could have been pregnant with twins during yesterday’s afternoon press conference, with chief veterinarian Don Neiffer saying that they wouldn’t…

“Watch the panda cams now! Mei’s water broke a short time ago and she’s having contractions,” the National Zoo tweeted this afternoon. “She may give birth in a few hours.”

According to the National Zoo, Mei Xiang is “choosing not to participate” in daily ultrasounds.

Welcome the slow news days of summer.

The giant panda cub born September 16 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo has died, zoo officials said Sunday morning.

In today’s Two Minutes Panda: Watch the panda cub. Love the panda cub. Worship the panda cub!

What did it take for the National Zoo’s Mei Xiang to produce a panda cub? A great sperm sample and perfect timing.