A 3-month-old panda cub¹ born at a Japanese zoo has been named "Xiang Xiang," or fragrance² in Chinese, reports thepaper.cn.

 

澎湃新闻网报道，日本一家动物园出生的三月大熊猫幼仔起名为“香香”。
 

 

The name has been chosen from around 320,000 suggestions from the public. It's been approved by Chinese authorities.

 

The Tokyo Zoo says the panda remains³ healthy and is growing rapidly. It now weighs nearly 4.5 kilograms and is around 55 centimeters long. It's very likely that the baby panda is beginning to teethe.

 

Zoo keepers say the cub is not old enough yet to see things clearly. It does react to light, and has begun testing its motor skills.

 

The Tokyo Zoo's resident giant panda, Shin Shin, gave birth to Xiang Xiang on June 12.

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