Mei Xiang NameMei Xiang Chinese Names美香 Stud Number473 Date of Birth1998-Jul-22 SexFemale Current LocationSmithsonian's National Zoo Born atWOLONG MotherXue Xue - #444 FatherLIn Nan - #298 's enclosure has been closed to the public as she starts to den, signifying that she may be pregnant and could be due soon. The process of denning involves the panda taking bamboo and food in to a small dark cave like structure.

"Any (other) time I've seen Mei with a pear, she's eating it," said Baker-Masson.

Just because Mei Xiang NameMei Xiang Chinese Names美香 Stud Number473 Date of Birth1998-Jul-22 SexFemale Current LocationSmithsonian's National Zoo Born atWOLONG MotherXue Xue - #444 FatherLIn Nan - #298 is denning does not mean that she is pregnant, many pandas go though the same process if they have a false pregnancy.

Mei Xiang NameMei Xiang Chinese Names美香 Stud Number473 Date of Birth1998-Jul-22 SexFemale Current LocationSmithsonian's National Zoo Born atWOLONG MotherXue Xue - #444 FatherLIn Nan - #298 was artificially inseminated in January after she shown that she was in heat.

Members of the Panda team are keeping an round the clock watch on her.

More news as we find out.