Edinburgh Zoo panda Tian Tian in eighth pregnancy bid with hopes for first Scots cub this year Updated: 10 Apr 2021, 13:42 EDINBURGH ZOO panda Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated for the EIGHTH time. Zookeepers are hoping the giant panda, who previously gave birth in China in 2007, will create history by falling pregnant with a cub in the UK. 1 Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated for the eighth time During annual health checks expert vets artificially inseminated Tian Tian using a procedure similar to what humans go through with IVF treatment. Edinburgh's other panda Yang Guang could not father a cub after having both testicles removed in November 2018 due to the presence of tumours.