Panda Watch Ends: Mourning in Chiang Mai as panda Lin Hui loses her baby

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Panda Watch Ends: Mourning in Chiang Mai as panda Lin Hui loses her baby

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Lin Hui. Photo: Thai PBS

 

Despite reports late last week that Chiang  Mai Zoo panda Lin Hui was about to give birth, the sad news emerged today that there will be no baby panda and she is no longer pregnant.

 

Coconuts spoke to Maitree Inpotha, assistant head of the zoo’s panda research and exhibits, who said, “Her hormone levels have gone back to normal, meaning she’s no longer pregnant.”

 

This may seem mysterious to many since the panda was beginning to dilate and lactate last week but, in the panda world, this is common. Instead of a miscarriage or stillbirth, a panda cub that is no longer viable will simply be absorbed back into the mother’s body.

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/panda-watch-ends-mourning-chiang-mai-panda-lin-hui-loses-baby/

 

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don't kangaroos do something similar?

the joey is held back until a suitable time or maybe never.

 

 

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Tests show Chiang Mai Zoo giant panda has suffered miscarriage, say reports 

By The Nation

 

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Chiang Mai Zoo has been met with another disappointment in its giant panda breeding project after the steroid hormone level of its female panda Lin Hui returned to normal, signaling an end to its pregnancy, Thai National News Bureau reported.

 

Following the artificial insemination of Lin Hui, Director of Chiang Mai Zoo Nipon Wichairat said ultrasound scans previously indicated the presence of an embryo in the panda’s womb. 

 

The discovery prompted zoo officials to temporarily suspend public visits to Lin Hui’s enclosure and make preparations for the arrival of a new baby panda. 

 

However, the zoo director said that as of Monday, Lin Hui’s steroid hormone level had dropped to only 59.1 nanograms per milligram creatinine, which is considered a normal figure in non-pregnant pandas. 

 

The hormonal decline signaled the end of the panda's pregnancy. 

 

Another ultrasound test will be conducted on June 29 to confirm the miscarriage.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30318670

 

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