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Giant panda is no longer endangered, experts say
A leading international group has taken the giant panda off its endangered list thanks to decades of conservation efforts, but China's government discounted the move on Monday, saying it did not view the status of the country's beloved symbol as any less serious.
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Panda power plant: shaped solar panel array forms China’s national animal.
The world’s largest solar power-producing nation is showing off its record-setting green energy production through an adorable new array shaped like a giant panda bear. The whole panda figure is part of the power production process: darker parts of the animal shape (like legs and arms) are made up of monocrystalline silicone solar cells — gray areas (face and torso) are thin-film solar cells.
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The giant panda is herbivore but has the gut microbiota of a carnivore
However, despite his exclusively herbivorous diet, surprisingly the giant panda has a typical carnivorous gastrointestinal tract, anatomically similar to dog, cat or raccoon, with a simple stomach, a degenerated caecum and a very short colo
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Pampered pandas are becoming difficult to be introduced in the wild: They have faked pregnancy for comfort!
Pandas — a formerly endangered species — have been pampered so much in captivity across the world that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to be reintroduced in the wild. A Global Times report dated February 18 enumerates several problems Chinese scientists are facing in "reintegrating 'spoiled' giant pandas into natural habitat."
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Chinese bank to fund giant panda conservation park
The Bank of China has pledged at least 10bn yuan (£1.1bn) to create a vast panda conservation park in south-west Sichuan province, the Chinese forestry ministry has said. The Sichuan branch of the central bank signed an agreement with the provincial government to finance the vast national park’s construction by 2023. The park aims to bolster the local economy while providing the endangered animals with an unbroken range in which they can meet and mate with other pandas in order to enrich their gene pool.
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Don’t underestimate pandas, their bodies can neutralize cyanide
They’re more than just cuddly creatures
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China's wild giant panda population explodes after major effort to protect species
Dozens of nature reserves have helped wild pandas to breed, aiding the bears' move from endangered to vulnerable.
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Giant panda no longer Endangered
In a welcome piece of good news for the world’s threatened wildlife, the giant panda has just been downgraded from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction, demonstrating how an integrated approach can help save our planet’s vanishing biodiversity.
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Berlin Zoo says panda Meng Meng is pregnant
Meng Meng, a female giant panda, is expecting at least one cub, the Berlin Zoo announced, saying it was "overjoyed" with the news. Meng Meng's cub would be the first baby panda to be born in Germany.
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How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America
A member of a scientific coalition advising Puerto Rico's government on the coronavirus pandemic recently joked about the island's high Covid-19 vaccination rate, attributing it to the proliferation of drug store chains on the island.
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