Bad News! Edinburg Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian Might Have Had a Miscarrige

Edinburgh Zoo officials are concerned for Tian Tian, Britain's only female giant panda, as she has passed her due date and they fear that she might have suffered a miscarriage.  

The zoo officials were eagerly waiting for the arrival of the panda cubs as 10-year-old Tian Tian was due to deliver by the end of August, after she was artificially inseminated in April. Scientific analysis revealed that Tian Tian had the profile of a pregnant panda and was likely to carry them full term.

But in a latest statement, Iain Valentine, Director of Giant Pandas for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland said, "As you are all probably aware, giant panda Tian Tian is now past her due date and the evidence suggests that this may be bad news. She is still displaying some of the behaviours of a pregnant panda, but the scientific data from the urine analysis of her hormones is becoming more atypical. There is still a chance she will give birth to a live cub as her progesterone levels have not yet returned to base."

According to Nydaily News, this time Tian Tian failed to mate with her male companion due to which the authorities took to test tube. Attempts made earlier had also failed to produce any fruitful result. At times, Giant pandas experience pseudo pregnancies with behavior and hormonal changes, but have no cubs.

This time, the zoo authorities functioned with some of the best panda experts in the world and they confirmed that Tian Tian was pregnant and it was not a pseudo pregnancy. But things went wrong at the end of last week when one or two results from hormone tests showed that she might have had a miscarriage.

Tian Tian and Yang Guang, her mate, was the first pair of giant pandas to arrive to Scotland and stay in the UL for 17 years.

The authorities claim that they would continue to monitor Tian Tian more closely, waiting for the week to end as it's time for the cycle to conclude. During this entire time, the officials plan on keeping the panda within the enclosure.