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ICYMI: Bei Bei Debut Attracted Hundreds To Smithsonian's National Zoo

The 5-month-old giant panda made his public debut Saturday.
Posted at 4:07 PM, Jan 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-17 16:07:00-05

Saturday was the first time the public got to see 5-month-old Bei Bei.

And hundreds of people showed up. (Video via WPVI)

Bei Bei debuted to the press in December.

"Probably by the time the public gets to see him, he will really be walking and maybe even starting to climb up on, you know, the mountains," a biologists at the zoo said.

But he still seems pretty sleepy.

The "giant" panda weighs about 25 pounds.