超可爱～美中第一夫人赐名 新生猫熊叫「贝贝」
▲美国与中国大陆的第一夫人，一起为一个月大的猫熊宝宝命名。（图／达志影像／美联社）
美国与中国大陆的第一夫人，在美东时间25日前往华府国家动物园，为才刚满一个月大的猫熊宝宝命名。两人在入围名单中，挑选出「贝贝」，以此和另一只名为「宝宝」的猫熊凑成「宝贝」。
据悉，过去华府国家动物园通常会遵循中方传统，在猫熊宝宝百日的那天命名，然而这次可能是为了配合盛大的「欧习会」，决定在猫熊仅一个月大时，就邀请美中第一夫人－蜜雪儿以及彭丽媛，赴动物园参与命名的活动。
彭丽媛在活动中提到，猫熊就好像是美国与中国之间的桥梁一样，而随着越来越多的猫熊宝宝诞生，也希望未来两国之间的关系能够更紧密。动物园园长凯利（Dennis Kelly）也表示，能够邀请到美中第一夫人参与命名，真的非常令人兴奋，也象征40多年来猫熊保育工作的成功。
据了解，母猫熊美香在2年前生下宝宝后，于上个月22日又诞下贝贝；贝贝出生时体重约3磅，在人员的悉心照料下，如今体重已重达30磅。
Keepers were able to weigh the panda cub yesterday and he’s 2.95 pounds of adorable! The 4.5 week-old cub is now larger than both his siblings were at the same age. Bao Bao was about 2 pounds and Tai Shan was 2.6 pounds. He had a veterinary exam Sept. 17, and he’s 31 centimeters long from his head to the tip of his tail. He is able to push himself up on his 10 centimeter-long front legs and sometimes scoots around the den. He’s not walking yet, though. But, he can hear now! Keepers noticed that he reacted to the noise of a door opening on Saturday. His eyes won’t open for another few weeks. #PandaStory