Baby panda celebrates first birthday at San Diego Zoo  

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Los Angeles (CNS) -- A giant panda cub named Xiao Liwu ("little gift") celebrated its first birthday Monday at the San Diego Zoo in California.

Xiao Liwu was joined by his mother Bai Yun and several panda fans at a birthday party at the zoo.

The birthday cake contained Xiao Liwu 's favorites: ice, fruit and honey water, according to a zookeeper.

Xiao Liwu was born July 29 last year to mother Bai Yun and father Gao Gao. It is the sixth cub born at the San Diego Zoo to Bai Yun, who has been at the zoo since 1996.

Bai Yun was nearly 21 years old when the cub was born, making her the oldest giant panda known to give birth.

The giant pandas at the zoo are on loan from the Chinese government, which has the option of calling them back to their native country after they reach the age of three. Of Bai Yun's six offspring, only the newest cub and Yun Zi, who will turn four next month, remain at the San Diego Zoo.