Atlanta panda cub put in incubator for monitoring

September 2, 2008 By DORIE TURNER , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- The only panda born at a U.S. zoo so far this year was placed in an incubator on Monday for closer monitoring by zookeepers after visitors flocked to watch mother and child on a live video feed at Zoo Atlanta.

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