Is every wonder what a giant artificial insemination? If you the National Zoo's Twitter-feed on Monday followed, tweet by Tweet found you in amazingly vibrant details.
Washington, D.C., Zoo handed control over his Twitter feed to Dave Wildt, Director of the Center for the survival of the species, the "live-tweeted the insemination of Mei Xiang, a 13-year-old, 230-pound Panda in the Zoo". (The Zoo was actually the procedure on Sunday night, but still Wildt updates as charged "living.")
With the Hashtag "# pandaAI," Wildt provided a steady stream of joyous Tweets--including photos-as Mei with was filled, thawed sperm.
"It's an exciting day!" Wildt wrote. "It takes only one!"
It only 1,600 pandas left on Earth, he added, which is why they are hoping to get a young Mei.
Ready to go! # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/bBswnTQf"We hope that you learned something," tweeted Wildt after the procedure.
The microscope is furnished, the pipettes are ready and the slides are prepared. A to do little more until we'll bring in Mei Xiang. # pandaAI
Here, Mei is right now. Volunteers are watching her from our research station, how we prepare. # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/5hHmOApC
There are 15-20 of Zoo scientists, pet owners and veterinarians in the area, wait. Many devices. # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/9PbIC3z5
Last night we not get quality example of Tian, so we used a frozen sample of 2005, the year that that Tai Shan was born! # pandaAI
Today, we use the same process with "Vintage" sperm. # pandaAI
Now we have to Mei. # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/9Sfk5P1Q
Mei wears a blue mask, anaesthesia preserved. The veterinarians are their heart rate and blood pressure monitor. # pandaAI
Dr. Desheng and Dr. Comizzoli are a thin tube about 12 inches in Mei with sperm insert filled. # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/kRtzob5r
Use the 25 mL straws of semen. This is a total 1.5 mL of sperm, or up to 800 million mobile sperm in the sample! # pandaAI
Sperm Panda, had frozen in 2005 from Tian Tian, our male giant good motility (many swimming). # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/Uq92D83d
One of our expert repro Dr. Aiken Palmer gave the next vial 100,000 million sperm. Http://PIC.Twitter.com/t4i0XLv4 "It takes only one!"
They moved the table and positioning of the Mei head lower than her pelvis. Focus is important here. # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/khzSLzPc
Mei and Tian Tian, our male Panda, yesterday to spend some time this is together - the only time of the year they are together. # pandaAI
If Mei and Tian feel love, them bleating and chirping. This is one of the behavioral signals to track the holder for breeding. # pandaAI
We are Mei increased hold for 10 minutes. We have 10 straws of semen. # pandaAI
Female giant pandas can only during a short 24-72 hours-window breed every year. # pandaAI
We have monitoring Mei of hormones and observe the behavior of the Panda for months now, to determine the best time for an AI. # pandaAI
When I got the phone call that now is the time, I had everything what we here at the Zoo, like everyone else! # pandaAI
This is the 8th year we Mei Xiang artificially have inseminated. # pandaAI
It's done! The pet owners, veterinarians and researchers needed to quickly add to her! But here they are! # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/QJVKVMXw
Mei was great and there is a sense of celebration and performance in the air here! # pandaAI
Pandas experiencing delayed implantation, which means that the embryo immediately on the uterine wall lock does not. # pandaAI
Our veterinarians are ultrasound, but because the Cub would be so small, we would not necessarily see up to one week before the birth. # pandaAI
We will know later in this summer, whether she is pregnant or if she learns a dummy or fake, pregnancy. # pandaAI
And here our somewhat groggy, black-and-white Rockstar recovery! # pandaAI http://pic.twitter.com/a1FAPJfh
Trust us, doc, we have.
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