A sick and aged wild giant panda has been recovering under the care by experts in the past six days in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The sick wild giant panda was found in the Hongkou National Nature Reserve in Longxi County of Sichuan. After 6 days’ cure and 9 days’ living with its breeders, the
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A female panda has taken on the role as mother and nurser for seven cubs in southwest China’s Chengdu Panda Base, as their birth mothers are engaged in artificial insemination. Ya Ya, now 22-year-old, almost 90 years of age in human terms, has been breastfeeding and taking care of seven cubs for nearly a year.
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Fu Fu was transfered from Fuzhou Panda World to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on February 16, 2012. Fu Fu’s going away cake was decorated with seven bamboo sticks, six heart-shaped apple slices and two small pandas that represented, respectively, his 7 years in Fuzhou, the six keepers who took care of
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On January 11, 2012 the inspirational documentary “The Story of 51 Grams” made its public debut in more than 30 movie theaters across Japan. “The Story of 51 Grams” follows the first six years of life of a miracle panda cub, that weighed only 51 grams at birth. The cub had the lowest birth weight
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Lin Lin, son of Bai Xue and Pan Pan, returned to the CCRCGP after six years at the CRBGPB. Lin Lin was born at Wolong on August 2, 1997. On January 1, 2006 Lin Lin was send to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding while Shi Shi went to Wolong. Before Lin Lin’s
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The first six giant pandas moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Dujiangyan Field Research Center for Giant Pandas on January 11, 2012. Xing Rong, Xing Ya, Gong Zai, Ying Ying, Qi Qi & Zhi Zhi moved to the experimental area. It is the first of three stages, here the pandas should
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The FedEx Panda Express has left Chengdu. Huan Huan & Yuan Zi are on their way to France. Both pandas were born in the Olympic year 2008 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Now they will live at the ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France. Keeper Zhang Hao, veterinarian Liu Li and ZooParc
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A Farewell Ceremony was held for Huan Huan & Yuan Zi at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on January 14, 2012. The panda pair will move to ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France on January 15, 2012. Officials from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, ZooParc de Beauval, the Chinese Association
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Huan Huan & Yuan Zi are spending their last hours in Chengdu. Here are the last pictures of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi at their birth place, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, made by Chengdu’s most famous vet and photographer Lanjingchao. Go to Lanjingchao’s Blog to see more pictures of Huan Huan
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This morning a big press conference was held at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Dr. Zhang Zhihe, the director of Chengdu Panda Base, announced that Huan Huan & Yuan Zi will move to ZooParc de Beauval in France on January 15, 2011. The panda pair will move to ZooParc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan,
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