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Article: Ling-Ling's Cub Dies After 3 Days ;Bacterial Infection Thought to Be Cause
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- The Washington Post
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- June 28, 1987
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Less than a day after suspending news briefings because things
were going so well, the National Zoo announced yesterday that its
panda cub died Friday night of respiratory arrest, apparently caused
by a bacterial infection.
The cub's unexpected death dashed hopes that, after three
pregnancies, this latest infant of Ling-Ling's would survive to be
the first successfully bred giant panda in the United States.
As late as Friday afternoon, three days after the cub's birth, an
upbeat zoo spokesman had said that the only reason for a future news
conference would be to announce a name for the cub-or "for bad news."
No cub name was handed out yesterday.
"We have heartbreaking news for you this ...