Bao Bao, the National Zoo's giant panda cub, touched a "hot wire" in her enclosure yesterday, before retreating up a tree for some alone time.

Bao Bao climbs a tree during her first birthday ceremony at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Barely a year old, the Giant Panda cub wouldn't come down after getting scared by the electrified wire at the National Zoo, so her mother kept watch at the base of the tree all through the night.

Panda cub Bao Bao hangs from a tree in her habitat at the National Zoo on Aug. 23, 2014.

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The cub's reaction to being shocked was to climb a tree where she feels safe, which is normal behavior, zoo officials said.

Bao Bao, who only had her first birthday in August, is "still learning the boundaries of her habitat," the zoo added.

Bao Bao is seen in her habitat at the National Zoo in Washington on Aug. 23.

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