National Zoo's Adorable Newborn Giant Panda Is Named Bei Bei (Precious Treasure)

Meera Dolasia
Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:37:41 -0700

On September 25th, US first lady Michelle Obama and China's first lady Peng Liyuan announced that the recently born giant panda at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. would be called Bei Bei. The name which means 'precious treasure' in Mandarin Chinese, was selected from a list suggested by officials at the zoo and the Wolong Nature Reserve in China.