Making panda babies, live on Twitter

Panda procreation has long been a favorite subject for journalists and newshounds alike—perhaps best immortalized by the “Panda Watch” climax of the film, Anchorman. Now, even this bastion of old school journalism has been swept up by the digital age, as the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. live tweets the artificial insemination of Mei Xiang the panda.

Photo via @NationalZoo