Sad about panda cam shutdown? Try these critter cams[ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:37:38 GMT ]Hours before the government shutdown, when word got out that the Smithsonian National Zoo would be switching off its panda cam, blacking out the 24/7 live feed of new mom Mei Xiang and her 5-week-old cub, parts of the Internet had a meltdown. "Nooo!!! I need my panda fix!!!!