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Giant panda cub enjoys first snow day of the season at

Smithsonian Zoo
Xiao Gi Ji, a giant panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo, rolled around in the snow to the
delight of the zoo's fans
By
Michael Hollan | Fox News

Giant panda cub enjoys first snow day of the season at Smithsonian Zoo
Cameras at the Smithsonian National Zoo caught 1-year-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji rolling around in the snow.

Everyone loves a good snow day.

The Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C., shared footage of one of its young pandas playing in the
snow. While many social media users seem to like the video due to how cute they find, it also shows
how the cub has grown over the past year.

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Snow Day for Giant Panda Cub Xiao Qi Ji: Jan. 3, 2022
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Share

Xiao Qi Ji is a giant panda cub that was born at the Smithsonian Zoo in August of 2020. According
to the zoo, the panda cub first experienced snow in January 2021.

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That time, however, the cub was apprehensive of the snow.

When a snowstorm struck in January, however, cameras caught the panda playing in the snow. In
the video, the cub can be seen rolling around the snow, throwing some of the powder in its face and
rolling down a hill.

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While he may not have enjoyed his first snow day last year, giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji had a good time in the first snow day of this
season.
(Smithsonian’s National Zoo via Storyful)

On Facebook, the Smithsonian Zoo captioned the video, "New year, new Xiao Qi Ji! In January 2021,
our giant panda cub was a little wary during his first encounter with snow. This morning, the 16-
month-old plowed face-first into the fresh powder, rolled around and relished the year's first snow
day. His belly-sliding skills are 10/10."

Xiao Qi Ji is popular amongst the zoo’s visitors and is often featured on the zoo’s video channels.
Only a few days before the snowstorm, for example, the panda was filmed playing in one of the
enclosure’s pools.

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Xiao Qi Ji was born at the Smithsonian Zoo in August of 2020.

(Smithsonian’s National Zoo via Storyful)

To celebrate the end of the year, the zoo also released a list of its most popular videos. Xiao Qi Ji
trying a sweet potato for the first time came in at number nine for the year.

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