holy crap, that's adorbs.

The National Zoo has a new red panda cub -- the first born at the zoo in more than a decade.
The cub was born June 16. Officials also said two other panda cubs were born June 14 at the Zoo's Front Royal, Va., conservation center, but only one survived.

The parents of the new zoo cub are Tate and Shama, who were introduced in 2009. Tate was brought to Washington from the Nashville Zoo.

According to Tony Barthel, curator of the zoo's Asia Trail exhibit, the cub weighed 6.5 ounces as of Thursday and appears healthy. He said Shama is proving to be an attentive first-time mother.

The Zoo has temporarily closed off the red panda section of the Asia Trail to ensure that mother and cub have time to bond. However, visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of the pair from the upper viewing area. (via)