Bei Bei the panda cub makes his adorable public debut at the National Zoo

Bei Bei.
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Loyal viewers of the National Zoo's Panda Cam have spent the last four months watching Bei Bei grow from a tiny, hairless creature to an adorable, fuzzy cub, but on Wednesday, he made his official media debut, delighting reporters with his antics. Although he can usually be found right beside his doting mother, Mei Xiang, Bei Bei kept close to his keeper, Juan Rodriguez. Rodriguez told CBS News he knows he has the most enviable job in the world. "Being able to work with these guys, it just puts a smile on your face," he said. "I mean you just can't get enough of it." Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.