Calgary Zoo's giant panda artificially inseminated in procreation plan
after keepers noted she had entered the preliminary stages of her breeding cycle.
Animal care and veterinary teams, along with a specialized team from China, have been working all month to determine the best time for insemination.It won’t be known if the process is a success for some time since pandas experience delayed implantation in the uterus. In the meantime, officials say Er Shun is receiving special care by a team of workers in a custom den in the back of the Panda Passage.October 2015 at the Toronto ZooOfficials say it’s difficult for female pandas to get pregnant because they only ovulate for three days out of the year.Related Stories
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