Giant panda survived quake, now gives birth to twins

Date: 2008-7-6 21:08:00 by iris Tags: Giant Panda

The May 12 earthquake forced Guo Guo to leave the Wolong nature reserve but it could not stop her from giving birth to twins in Chengdu.

She became the first giant panda Sunday to give birth anywhere in the world this year.

The elder of the two cubs of the proud 12-year-old mother weighed 170 gram at birth Sunday.

Guo Guo was among the six pandas tha

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Pandas moving to new home

Date: 2008-6-26 22:56:00 by lavender0108 Tags: Giant Panda

Two giant pandas rest at the Yunnan Zoo in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 26, 2008. Three pandas were transferred to Kunming after the panda nature reserve in Wolong were severely damaged in last month's magnitude-8.0 temblor.

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Eight Giant Pandas to Cheer for Beijing Olympic Games

Date: 2008-4-18 2:48:00 by david Tags: Giant Panda Beijing Olympics

It is said that eight giant pandas will be sent to Beijing from Wolong in late May to cheer for Beijing Olympics by South China Aviation for free.

Jingjing, one of the 2008 Beijing Olympics’ mascots, is a symbol of giant panda. Aiming to public protecting giant panda and present its exclusive way of life, Wolong giant panda natural reservation centre and South China Aviation will

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