This panda’s first public appearance was just delightful
See the pictures and videos from the outing at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
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Here we get to see a baby panda being simply adorable as she’s introduced to the public for the first time.
Xiang Xiang made a media appearance at her home in Japan’s Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, the day before her official public debut.
Although Xiang Xiang is only small right now, she is actually a giant panda. She weighs about 12 kilogrammes but will likely reach between 70kg and 100kg as an adult.
![Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang, right, and her mother Shin Shin take a nap at a cage at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. The baby panda has made a special appearance before Tokyo’s governor, a group of local schoolchildren and the media one day ahead of her official debut. The 6-month-old giant panda Xiang Xiang, or fragrance in Chinese, will debut Tuesday for a limited public viewing for avid fans who obtained tickets in a highly competitive lottery process. (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/8752f707e36671a3eef2f525beb30d10Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTEzNjk0NjQz/2.34192436.jpg?w=640)
“Pink, hairless, and blind, the cub is 1/900th the size of its mother. A giant panda baby is the smallest mammal newborn relative to its mother’s size.”
![Female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang climbs a tres (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AP)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/bbf8c6afff9128e5cb3b7abf01d85e92Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTEzNjk0NjQz/2.34192801.jpg?w=640)
Tickets to see her at the panda enclosure have had to be distributed in advance via a lottery system.
Daily viewings will be limited to two-and-a-half-hours so as not to overwhelm her.
![Female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang plays during a press preview (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AP)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/eecfb78b5ba79e24840228dd84f033fdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTEzNjk0NjQz/2.34191691.jpg?w=640)
Uneo Zoo is the oldest such establishment in Japan. It was started in 1882 and now houses more than 3,000 animals from 400 different species.
![Ueno Zoo's Ri Ri, father to six-month-old giant panda cub Xiang Xiang (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/e616c47f70525a7fba11589a30b846ddY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTEzNjk0NjQz/2.34191130.jpg?w=640)