Giant panda gives birth at Zoo Atlanta

ATLANTA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The giant panda at Zoo Atlanta has given birth to a cub after about six hours in labor, officials said.

The panda, Lun Lun, is a mom for the third time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Immediately after giving birth, Lun Lun scooped up the checkbook-sized baby and started bathing it, the report said.

Lun Lun's first delivery in 2006 required 36 hours of labor, while her second birth, in 2008, took nine hours.

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