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Monday, December 8, 2008

Baby panda gets name

Georgia's baby panda has a new name. Zoo Atlanta unveiled the boy panda's name today – Xi Lan (SHE LAHN). He was born August 31, but in keeping with Chinese tradition was not named until he turned 100 days old. The name was selected in an online poll on the zoo's Web site which drew 45,000 votes.

(Associated Press)

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