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So Cute! Mama and Baby Pandas Play in New Zoo Snow (PHOTOS)
As if pandas frolicking isn't already totally adorable, how about adding the novelty of slippery, shimmery snow? Well, that's what the San Diego Zoo's baby panda Xiao Liwu and mama Bai Yun were treated to Tuesday in their habitat, and the Zoo's "pandacam" has been the source of much "OMG CUTENESS!" today.
Warning, the panda cam is kinda addicting.
Previously in Panda Coverage:
Video: Zoo Docs Diagnose Baby Panda With 'Acute Cuteness'
Video: Adorable Baby Panda Tumbles Around in Public Debut
Video: Adorable Roly-Poly Panda Is Having A Ball
Video: Adorable Baby Panda Is Almost Ready to Walk
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