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Mei Lan
Mei Lan (; intended meaning: "Atlanta Beauty"), is a male giant panda. He was born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6, 2006, after a record-setting 35-hour labor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/endangered_species/news/index.asp?article=atlantapanda )〕 Originally identified by zoo staffers as female, Mei Lan was determined to be male by staff in China at the Chengdu Research Base of Panda Breeding.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/its-a-hairy-tale-1186658.html )〕 He is the first offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who are also the parents of Xi Lan, Po, and twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan. Mei Lan was relocated to Chengdu, China on February 4, 2010.
==Naming==
Mei Lan was named at a naming ceremony held on December 15, 2006, following the Chinese tradition of naming panda cubs when they are about 100 days old.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gosoutheast.about.com/od/photoswebcamspodcasts/ig/Atlanta-Panda-Cub---Mei-Lan/ )〕 He received ''person of the year'' from Atlanta's The Sunday Paper on December 24, 2006. In so doing, he defeated Atlanta humans Michael Vick, Cynthia McKinney, Dallas Austin, Sonny Perdue, and Bernard Marcus.
''Mei Lan'', which may also transliterate as "American Orchid" or "Beautiful Orchid", was submitted by WSB-TV, the Atlanta ABC affiliate. The name was chosen from a public online poll on ajc.com after it won 22% of the votes.〔
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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