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Amazing Giant Panda: Endangered Species, Giant Pandas Facts, Photos, Information, Habitats, News

By seodilip4u on  From worldmostamazingthings.com
Giant Panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Endangered Species) The giant panda, or panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "black and white cat-foot") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo. Pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in...Read Full Story

Washington pandas get Christmas gift of $4.5 million

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WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - The National Zoo was given $4.5 million by a philanthropist on Monday to fund its giant panda program, which faces a lack of cubs produced by its two adults, the zoo said. The donation by David M. Rubenstein , founder and managing director of The Carlyle Group , a private equity firm, will allow the zoo to run the program for another five years, the zoo said in a statement. Rubenstein's "generosity will enable us and our Chinese partners to continue our conservation...Read Full Story

Pampered pandas flown into Scotland

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EDINBURGH ( Reuters ) - A pair of pampered giant pandas arrived in Scotland on Sunday to a reception of cheering and flag-waving crowds while British officials said the 10-year loan of the bears strengthened ties between the two countries. Tian Tian and Yang Guang -- whose names in English are Sweetie and Sunshine -- arrived at Edinburgh airport after flying in from Chengdu , Sichuan province , and were later greeted at Edinburgh zoo by around 450 people waving Chinese and Scottish flags...Read Full Story

Infrequent flyer pandas take the high road to Scotland

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CHENGDU , China ( Reuters ) - A pair of pampered giant pandas took off from China for Scotland on Sunday, with cabin crew on hand to calm their nerves and cater to their every need. Tian Tian and Yang Guang - whose names in English are Sweetie and Sunshine - were lifted gently on board a plane in custom-built containers at Chengdu airport in China's southwestern Sichuan province . "There are four crew members, two attendants, one veterinarian and one cargo handler, and they'll be taking very...Read Full Story

Panda Crazy, by Jon Isaacs

By oznecniv on  From blog.wildlife-sketches.com
Panda Crazy ( The Giant Panda, Global Megastar ) By Jon Isaacs For www.wildlife-sketches.com  All photo's and text Copyright Jon Isaacs 2011. Whilst Aleksandr Orlov of meerkat.com fame may be heading for worldwide domination, there is little doubt that the Giant Panda still remains, for the present at least, at world number one in the animal popularity stakes. Ever since I’ve been alive, the Giant Panda has been an animal known and loved by nearly all of humanity. There are probably more...Read Full Story
Tian Tian, a female giant panda, sleeps in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo last month. If all goes well the Toronto Zoo could soon have pandas on display. (REUTERS) Now that Canada is in line to receive a couple of pandas, I dare anyone to say that the ...  
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Toronto StarToronto Zoo has five years to breed visiting giant pandasToronto StarTo view this content, JavaScript must be enabled, and you need the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Click here to get the free Macromedia Flash Player now! Tonda MacCharles in Chongqing Nicholas Keung in Toronto Er Shun and Ji Li have a ...China loans two pandas to CanadaThe HinduChinese pandas expected to boost Toronto Zoo attendanceCTV.caUnbearable...  
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The HinduChina loans two pandas to CanadaThe HinduChina has loaned two rare giant pandas to Canada for a research program. The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) on Saturday signed an agreement with two Canadian zoos in this regard in Chongqing municipality in southwest China.and more »  
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The Toronto Zoo is hoping two giant pandas that will take up residence there for five years can save the city-owned facility from extinction. Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a visit to China by officially announcing Saturday that Beijing will loan ...  
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CHONGQING, China - Canada is getting a pair of pandas. Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially confirmed Saturday that China has agreed to loan two giant pandas to zoos in Toronto and Calgary for a period of five years each - beginning next ...  
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Following giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang's resettlement in Edinburgh zoo. Plus, how a Chinese reserve is attempting to reintroduce giant pandas back into the wild. This film follows the story of giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang, who arrived in ...  
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CHONGQING, China — The pandas are coming, the pandas are coming! Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially confirmed Saturday that China has agreed to loan two giant pandas to zoos in Toronto and Calgary for a period of five years each — beginning next ...  
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TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- The Toronto Zoo (the Zoo) today announced it will receive two breeding giant pandas in spring 2013; the result of an agreement between Hu Jintao, President of China and Mr. Stephen Harper, Prime ...  
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Both the Canadian and Chinese governments consider their relationship at a new level following the conclusion of Harper's four-day tour. The next step is for both countries to retreat with the deals they've signed in principle and hammer out the details.  
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BEIJING — Panda-monium is heading to Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced Thursday that Canada and China are finalizing details on an agreement that would see the Chinese loan two giant pandas to zoos ...  
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