Highlights
Panda “Diplomats”
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Spain welcomes pandas from China
The Madrid Zoo held a special ceremony for the two guests from China. Queen Sofia of Spain attended the ceremony.
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Japan-born panda twins come home
Giant panda twins born in Japan have arrived in Sichuan Province. They´ll take up residence at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu.
Photos
Development of Pandas
!["Pygmy" panda skull discovered in S. China](http://big5.cctv.com/gate/big5/www.cctv.cn/english/special/giantpanda/20071123/images/110513_4815_1195810851879.jpg)
"Pygmy" panda skull discovered in S. China
A skull of the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda has been discovered for the first time in a limestone cave in southern China.
- Pandas lived in China´s tropical island 400,000 years ago
- Pandas face hunger as bamboo approach end of lifespan
- China plans to release captive pandas into wild
- Four giant panda cubs born in Sichuan in one day
- U.S., China anthropologists discover remains of earliest giant panda
- Herbs may perk up new pandas