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Twin panda cubs make public debut at Tokyo zoo as fans clamour for tickets

Twin giant panda cubs born in Tokyo, named Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, made their public debut at the Ueno Zoo on January 12, 2022, to the delight of hundreds of fans. The cubs were born on June 23, 2021. Due to a spike in the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Japan, officials have decided to limit public viewing of the cubs to three days. Only 1,080 lucky fans, who won tickets in a lottery, will be able to take part.
 

January 14, 2022
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The first giant panda cub born in Singapore has finally been given a name – Le Le. In a public poll, Singaporeans chose the name which takes inspiration from the city state’s old Chinese name Shi...01:10
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Singapore names panda cub ‘Le Le’
December 31, 2021
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China has declared that the giant panda is no longer on its list of endangered species. The announcement in July 2021 followed decades of conservation and breeding programme efforts in the country,...03:15
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China‘s panda training programme
October 17, 2021
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The China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda has welcomed 24 newborn cubs since the beginning of 2021, with a relatively high number of twins among the panda births recorded. Cubs...01:43
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China’s panda baby boom
September 24, 2021
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Considered chubby for his species, a panda cub weighing 249 grams (8.8oz), is believed to be the world’s heaviest giant panda to be born in captivity. The birth happened at the Panda Centre in...00:54
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World's heaviest panda cub born in China
July 30, 2021
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Giant pandas living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington were seen having fun in the snow on January 31, 2021. In a video released by the zoo, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian slipped, tumbled...00:59
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Giant pandas in Washington slide and roll in the snow as winter storm blankets US capital
February 1, 2021
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Yuan Yuan, a giant panda at Taipei Zoo, had to be separated from her cub soon after it was born on June 28, 2020, because she was unable to nurse and feed the newborn after it suffered a minor back...02:04
Taiwan
Panda cuddles replica doll of her newborn
July 27, 2020
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Taiwan is celebrating the arrival of the second giant panda ever born on the island.  New mother Yuan Yuan gave birth to the healthy female cub at Taipei zoo on June 28, 2020, after five hours of...01:37
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Taiwan welcomes baby giant panda
July 3, 2020
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A Canadian zoo has decided to send two adult giant pandas back to China because the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted essential deliveries of fresh bamboo. The Calgary Zoo in Alberta made the...01:09
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Pandemic forces Canada to send pandas back to China
May 15, 2020
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A 19-year-old panda named Chuang Chuang collapsed and died after eating bamboo shoots at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand on September 16, 2019. Though the official cause of the animal’s...02:04
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Panda death in Thai zoo sparks outrage in China
September 25, 2019
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A childhood toy sparked a lifelong fascination with pandas that coaxed Abe Nobuko to move away from her native Japan to work in China taking care of the animals. She has become a dedicated advocate...03:02
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A Japanese panda keeper’s China story
September 20, 2019
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There were plenty of smiles and cake at a huge birthday party for 18 panda cubs in southwest China on July 25, 2019. ...01:15
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China’s panda party for 18 birthday cubs
July 26, 2019
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Can pandas save Hong Kong’s economy?
January 26, 2025
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August 16, 2024
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China’s new panda promise for Australia
June 17, 2024
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A team of reproduction experts from mainland China have arrived in Hong Kong to assist Ocean Park in its efforts to help the city’s two giant pandas, Ying Ying and Le Le, breed. The specialists...02:02
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Will Hong Kong’s effort to breed giant pandas bear fruit with Sichuan’s help?
August 17, 2023
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A newborn cub at a conservation centre in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan is reportedly the world’s heaviest captive baby panda. The female panda  weighed 270.4 grams (9.5oz) at birth,...01:00
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Introducing the world’s heaviest captive panda cub
August 21, 2022
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An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on the morning of July 21, 2022, at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park. The park said the animal, aged 35, equivalent to 105 human...02:12
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Goodbye to HK’s beloved giant panda
July 22, 2022
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Unusual footage of a panda was captured on camera in a nature reserve on January 1, 2022, in Sichuan province, China. The video shows an adult male panda standing on its forelegs while urinating on...00:54
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Upside down panda pee
April 8, 2022
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January 13, 2025
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South Korea
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March 18, 2025
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Japan
Will Japanese abductees ever return from North Korea?
March 15, 2025
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South Korea’s Yoon ordered to be released
March 7, 2025