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Dec. 1, 2013 / 7:49 PM

National Zoo's new panda cub named Bao Bao

This Smithsonian Institution had out photo taken on November 22, 2013, shows panda cub Bao Bao as she receives a check up earlier in the week, at the Smithsonian National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., December 1, 2013. Zoo officials announced her name today at a ceremony Sunday with China's ambassador as the female cub turns 100 days old, following Chinese tradition. UPI/Abby Wood

1 of 3 | This Smithsonian Institution had out photo taken on November 22, 2013, shows panda cub Bao Bao as she receives a check up earlier in the week, at the Smithsonian National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., December 1, 2013. Zoo officials announced her name today at a ceremony Sunday with China's ambassador as the female cub turns 100 days old, following Chinese tradition. UPI/Abby Wood | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The new giant panda cub at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington was given the name Bao Bao Sunday, the zoo said.

In a posting on its official website the zoo said the name translates from Mandarin Chinese into English as "treasure" or "precious."

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Bao Bao was born 100 days ago and will make her public debut next month.

More than 123,000 votes were cast online from Nov. 5-22, with people choosing from five possible names.

Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough, Ambassador Cui Tiankai of the People's Republic of China and State Department Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones revealed her name at a ceremony celebrating the cub's first 100 days of life, a Chinese custom.

When Bao Bao turns 4 years old, the giant panda will be moved to the China Conservation and Research Center in Wolong.

Giant pandas are an endangered species.

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