WATCH: Baby panda celebrates first birthday at DC Zoo

'He has given people moments of pure joy and pure happiness,' the Smithsonian's National Zoo said.


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Baby panda Xiao Qi Ji celebrates his first birthday by eating a fruitsicle cake with his mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, in front of delighted visitors.

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