GIANT PANDA CUB MEI LAN MAKES PUBLIC DEBUT AT ZOO ATLANTA
Giant panda Yang Yang, father of cub Mei Lan, eats his breakfast of bamboo in a habitat separate from his female cub and her mother who made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta on January 12, 2007. (UPI Photo/John Dickerson)
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