10 best panda photos, just because they’re cute

At Taipei Zoo in Taiwan, panda cub Yuan Zai thrives. The cub was born July 6. (Taipei Zoo / EPA)

Dec. 5, 2013 12:10 PM PT

Take a time-out for adorable with our 10 favorite panda photos from around the world.

Vienna’s new baby panda was named Fu Bao, or Happy Leopard in Mandarin. (Daniel Zupanic/ AFP/Getty Images)

Researchers at China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding arrange 14 panda cubs as they prepare to meet the press. (AFP/Getty Images)

A 2-month-old male baby giant panda born in captivity at Madrid Zoo is weighed. The baby panda was born Aug. 30 and his name was announced on Dec. 5 as Xing Bao. (Paul White / Associated Press)

Xiao Liwu tries to munch on a piece of apple as his head is measured during a weekly checkup at the San Diego Zoo. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The giant pandas are a big hit at the San Diego Zoo. The recently built Panda Trek houses four pandas that spend part of their day eating bamboo, playing and sleeping. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)