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Your morning adorable: Yun Zi, San Diego Zoo’s giant panda cub, is becoming a handful

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If there’s one thing we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving, it is adorable giant panda cubs like Yun Zi, one of the San Diego Zoo‘s youngest residents. Yun Zi recently reached the age of 100 days, a milestone for giant panda cubs. (In accordance with Chinese tradition, panda cubs can’t be formally named until they reach that age.)

Yun Zi’s name translates to ‘Son of Cloud,’ an homage to his mother, Bai Yun, whose name means ‘White Cloud.’ After the cub’s most recent checkup Tuesday, keepers reported that he’s becoming a bit of a handful; they had to use both hands to keep him from walking off the examination table!

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Yun Zi and Bai Yun are currently being kept in a den separated from the rest of the zoo’s panda population; they’ll remain there until the cub is about 5 months old. (Panda fans eager to get a glimpse of the cub in the meantime are encouraged to visit him virtually via the zoo’s online Panda Cam.)

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-- Lindsay Barnett

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