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Officials at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo say their giant panda Shin Shin has been showing what may be signs of pregnancy.
On Thursday they announced the panda was eating fewer bamboo shoots while also sleeping and resting more since around Tuesday.
Shin Shin was seen mating with her partner, Ri Ri, 3 times in late February.
But officials say it is too early to come to any conclusions as female pandas can show similar changes even if they are not pregnant.
She gave birth to a cub in 2012, but it died 6 days later.
Shin Shin showed what appeared to be signs of pregnancy the following year, but she was found not to be pregnant.
People in Tokyo are hoping for a baby panda.
One mother of an 8-year-old son said she hopes Shin Shin will have a healthy cub soon.
A university student said she has never seen a giant panda, but that she wants to visit the zoo if a cub is born.
(NHK)
