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Xi Lan and Po's departure has been delayed to give them time to put on more weight (reserves) for the trip and adjustment period.

China Departure Postponed for Giant Pandas Xi Lan and Po

The rhino calf has been named Jabari.

The rhino calf has a name: Jabari!

Kiki and Kamau the lions welcomed their second litter on Nov 19th. There are four cubs.

African lion cubs born at Zoo Atlanta

Plus the lion article mentioned lucky guests might get to see the panda twins in their dayroom in the coming days as they just got access to it. It doesnt sound like its their official into to the public. To help you identify the boys a cub update said they have shaved a patch on Mei Lun's shoulder.
 
According to Facebook, DNA test results show that Po, Mei Lun, and Mei Huan are all girls!

Officials at Zoo Atlanta have received surprising news regarding giant pandas Po, Mei Lun and Mei Huan. DNA testing has confirmed that all three bears are female.

All three giant pandas were originally sexed as male by colleagues from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, but it is not unusual for young giant pandas to be sexed incorrectly. Prior to the time they are at least 3 years old, there are no obvious external cues as to their sex.

There are no plans to change Po’s, Mei Lun’s or Mei Huan’s names, and the news that they are female will have no impact on their care or their future importance to the world’s population of captive giant pandas.

Po, 3, is the third offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang. Mei Lun and Mei Huan, 4 months old, are the only twin giant pandas in the U.S.
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The poor zoo, they keep getting it wrong with the genders of their cubs. Mei Lan was thought to be a girl but is a boy. Xi Lan was right (he must have been tested too) but then got Po, Mei Lan and Mei Huan wrong. 1 for 5. Ooops. Not that its the zoos fault if the experts cant tell correctly because of the difficulty in gendering cubs. But its interesting that San Diego is at least 4 for 6 (with Yun Zi and Xiao Wu getting tested at the same time too as Yun Zi is going home to China likely with Xi Lan and Po). And the National Zoo is 2 for 2 (though they DNA tested Bao Bao to determine paternity so no guessing there). Just an interesting ratio.
 
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