Mei Xiang trains cub's ability to stay on floor: U.S. giant panda curator

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mei Xiang is training her newborn cub's ability to stay on the floor, Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas with the Smithsonian's National Zoo here, said on Thursday.

In an update, Thompson wrote that after approaching the doorway of her den several times to test her cub's reaction to being placed on the floor, Mei Xiang twice left the den to get a drink of water early this morning.