pseudopregnancy

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“This is one of the things that can happen for giant female pandas. Their hormones can be the same whether they are having a pregnancy or a pseudopregnancy, which is why we monitor her so closely.”

From Washington Post

The panda had been experiencing a pseudopregnancy — where a panda has behavioral and hormonal reactions that mimic an actual pregnancy — over the past several months, officials said.

From Washington Post

As shown by body chemistry, the National Zoo said on Thursday, Mei Xiang “will either give birth or experience the final stages of a pseudopregnancy within the next month.”

From Washington Post

According to the San Diego Zoo blog, "a pseudopregnancy occurs when a female exhibits the signs and symptoms of pregnancy when in fact she is not experiencing one."

From National Geographic

A hormone spike in a female panda tells scientists that one of two things will happen in 40 to 55 days: She'll either give birth, or experience the end of a pseudopregnancy.

From National Geographic