Giant Pandas Draw a BlankJuly 8 / TOKYO (Reuters) -- Ling Ling, Japan's perennially unlucky giant panda, has once again failed to father an offspring -- even with the help of science. ... t attempts to artificially impregnate a female panda on loan from Mexico had failed, ending months of anxious speculation.
When female panda Shuan Shuan was brought to Tokyo in December, it was hoped that she and the Beijing-born Ling Ling might click romantically. Sparks were few, so the zoo turned to artificial insemination.
In spring, Shuan Shuan began showing signs of pregnancy, leading panda watchers to hope for the patter of tiny paws.
But the signs, including changed eating habits and nest-building, turned out to be a false pregnancy.
