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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HONGJIANNAO-RELICT GULLS (CN)

(240605) -- XI'AN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a restoration program for degraded grassland in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. At present, nearly 5,000 nests of relict gulls have entered the incubation and brooding period in the Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest desert freshwater lake. After years of treatment, the lake has regained vitality and has become an important habitat and breeding place for relict gull, which is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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Zimbabwean farmers find fulfillment in rabbit breeding program

STORY: Zimbabwean farmers find fulfillment in rabbit breeding program SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: RUWA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Monica Mudonhi and rabbits 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA MUDONHI, Rabbit farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MONICA MUDONHI, Rabbit farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): REGIS NYAMAKANGA, ZICORBA President 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PAIDA NYAMAKANGA, Executive director, Raymeg Rabbit Producers STORYLINE: Monica Mudonhi is a rabbit farmer in Ruwa, about 22 km to the southeast of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The 68-year-old has been breeding rabbits for about three years, and it has become more than just a source of income; it is a way of life. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA MUDONHI, Rabbit farmer "It's a habit now, and wherever you are, you are thinking of your rabbits, especially when you know that they are about to kindle, you are not settled wherever you are." Mudonhi is among the beneficiaries of a

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-WHEAT BREEDING COOPERATION

(240308) -- ISLAMABAD, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zahid Mehmood (1st R), a senior scientist of Pakistan's National Agricultural Research Center's (NARC) wheat breeding program, introduces wheat speed breeding facility to researchers of the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 7, 2024. With wheat being a staple food crop of Pakistan, dominating all crops in terms of acreage, production and consumption, cooperation between Pakistan and China in enhancing the yield and quality of the major supply has ensured Pakistan's food security and helped in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, experts have said. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pakistan-China wheat breeding cooperation ensures Pakistan's food security, UN SDGs: experts" (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)

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Panda returned from Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 5, 2023, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, southwestern China, shows one of the three giant pandas returned in February from a zoo in western Japan. Eimei and his Japan-born female twins, Ouhin and Touhin, spent years at Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture under a Japan-China joint breeding program.

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Rural financing empowers farmers in Luxian in China's Sichuan

STORY: Rural financing empowers farmers in Luxian in China's Sichuan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new farming model combining rice fields and prawns 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO DALUN, Director of the Luxian County Aquaculture Cooperative 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN ZHONGRONG, Farmer from Xinshan Village, Luxian County STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO DALUN, Director of the Luxian County Aquaculture Cooperative "We have promoted a model that focuses on rice cultivation while increasing income through prawn farming. Over the past few years, the cooperative has attracted more than 30,000 members. The members can enjoy unsecured loans of up to 300,000 yuan through the agricultural bank's "agricultural e-loan" program, which helps farmers further expand their breeding bases. So far more than 280 households of our cooperative have obtained loans from the agricultural bank, with a total amount

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Japan-born Panda in China

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2023, shows Japan-born giant panda Ouhin at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China's Sichuan Province. It spent years at Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture under a Japan-China joint breeding program.

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Japan-born Panda in China

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2023, shows Japan-born giant panda Touhin at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China's Sichuan Province. It spent years at Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture under a Japan-China joint breeding program.

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Pakistan, China join hands to augment wheat production, enhance food security

STORY: Pakistan, China join hands to augment wheat production, enhance food security DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAFIZ SALMAN, Pakistani student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OWAIS RASHEED, Head of the project and assistant professor at Quaid-i-Azam University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAHID MEHMOOD, Senior scientist of the NARC's wheat breeding program STORYLINE: China and Pakistan have recently established the Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab at Quaid-i-Azam University in the capital city of Islamabad. Funded by the Science and Technology Partnership Program of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, the lab is aimed at enhancing food security, human resource development and training of Pakistani students and scientists through knowledge and research sharing. Hafiz Salman, a 24-year-old Pakistani student, was keenly performing

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-GOOSE FARM-AI PROGRAM (CN)

(231013) -- SHANTOU, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows the interface of an AI-powered goose-breeding program developed by students from Shenzhen University-Tencent cloud AI BEng program. TO GO WITH "Across China: AI program developed by students benefits goose farm" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-GOOSE FARM-AI PROGRAM (CN)

(231013) -- SHANTOU, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a student from Shenzhen University-Tencent cloud AI BEng program developing an AI goose-breeding program at Shenzhen Univeristy, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: AI program developed by students benefits goose farm" (Xinhua)

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Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China

STORY: Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seeing-off ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCEL BOEKHOORN, Ouwehands Zoo owner 3. various of the seeing-off ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen 5. various of the seeing-off ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YOUNES, Pupil with Dalton School in Rhenen 7. various of the seeing-off ceremony 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBIN DE LANGE, Ouwehands Zoo CEO STORYLINE: More than three years after Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands, the giant panda cub received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday and left for China. "It's a special day today, although I have mixed feelings," Ouwehands Zoo CEO Robin de Lange told Xinhua. "On one hand, we are happy that Fan Xing is going to China and be part of the breeding program. On the other hand, we love Fan Xing. And we say farewell and that's not e

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Panda returned from Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 5, 2023, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, southwestern China, shows one of the three giant pandas returned in February from a zoo in western Japan. Eimei and his Japan-born female twins, Ouhin and Touhin, spent years at Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture under a Japan-China joint breeding program.

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Chinese experts help boost agricultural transformation in Uganda

STORY: Chinese experts help boost agricultural transformation in Uganda DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of agricultural production in Uganda 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOQIANG, Head of the Chinese agriculture team for the 3rd phase cooperation 3. various of fish breeding 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER MUYIMBO, Coordinator of the 3rd phase cooperation on the Ugandan side 5. various of rice field 6. shot of a farmer in Uganda STORYLINE: Chinese experts have been working in Uganda, sharing experiences with local farmers on how to boost production and promote agricultural transformation. The cooperation, under the FAO-China South-South Program, is in its third phase in the east African country. According to Zhang Xiaoqiang, head of the Chinese expert team, the third phase of the program aims to guide local farmers to look at agriculture in a commercial way. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOQIANG, Head of the Chinese expert team for th

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Man behind reintroduction of wild crested ibises

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken May 23, 2013 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, shows Kei Osada, who has seen 12 chicks born in the wild leave their nests during his three-year stint as the person in charge of Japan's captive breeding program of the endangered crested ibis. Of the 12, eight chicks born in 2012 were the first wild crested ibises to leave their nests in as many as 38 years in Japan.

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Baffin, a 19-year-old female polar bear, bites into an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Baffin and her 6-year-old ''husband'' Gogo, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo, a 6-year-old male polar bear, plays with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Gogo and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Six-year-old male polar bear Gogo (L) and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, play with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to the bears, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program.

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2 giant pandas arrive at Kobe zoo from China

KOBE, Japan - Two giant pandas arrive at Kobe Oji Zoo in the port city's Nada Ward on July 16 from China. The Chinese government lent them to the city zoo for 10 years as part of a breeding research program.

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Two giant pandas leave China for Qatar

STORY: Two giant pandas leave China for Qatar DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:29 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pandas leaving breeding base STORYLINE: Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province for Qatar on Tuesday. The two pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing, are in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. It is the first giant panda cooperation program between China and the Middle East. Experienced breeders and veterinarians accompany the animals on the trip and will help them adapt to the new environment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas Si Hai (L) and Jing Jing await their journey to Qatar at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A breeder feeds giant panda Si Hai before its journey to Qatar at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers transfer giant panda Jing Jing for a journey to Qatar from the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Jing Jing feeds on bamboo at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 17, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Jing Jing plays at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDAS-QATAR (CN)

(221018) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Si Hai feeds on bamboo at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 17, 2022. Two giant pandas left their breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday for Qatar in a cooperation program on the research and protection of the animal between the two countries. The two pandas -- three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing -- left the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. They will be flown to Qatar on a special plane from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. TO GO WITH "Two giant pandas leave China's breeding base for Qatar" (Photo by Chen Juwei/Xinhua)

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Number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia exceeds 1,000

STORY: Number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia exceeds 1,000 DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Przewalski's horses in Mongolia 2. SOUNDBITE (Mongolian): TSOGT BATZAYA, Takhi biologist at Khustai National Park in Mongolia 3. various of Przewalski's horses STORYLINE: The number of endangered Przewalski's horses in Mongolia has exceeded 1,000, a Mongolian biologist has said. SOUNDBITE (Mongolian): TSOGT BATZAYA, Takhi biologist at Khustai National Park in Mongolia "Currently, there are more than 1,000 Takhi (Mongolian name of Przewalski's horse) in three locations in Mongolia. More than 430 wild horses in 45 breeding harems are now in our Khustai National Park." This year marks the 30th anniversary of Przewalski's horses reintroduction to Mongolia. A program to reintroduce Przewalski's horses to Mongolia dates back to 1992 when 20 were brought to the Khustai National Park and the Greater Gobi Strictly Protected Area in

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows three lion cubs staying with an adult lion at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows three lion cubs playing at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows two lion cubs at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows a lion cub interacting with an adult lion at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KUAIJISHAN ANCIENT CHINESE TORREYA COMMUNITY(CN)

(220719) -- HANGZHOU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks Chinese torreya nuts in Longxi Village of Jidong Township in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2019. Zhejiang Province is a major production area of Chinese torreya nuts. The Kuaijishan ancient Chinese torreya community in Zhejiang was named a pilot site of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program in 2013. The planting of Kuaijishan ancient torreya can be dated back to more than 2,000 years. It is a "living fossil" marking China's height in plant breeding and grafting. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KUAIJISHAN ANCIENT CHINESE TORREYA COMMUNITY(CN)

(220719) -- HANGZHOU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks Chinese torreya nuts in Feiwang Village of Zhaojia Township in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 10, 2020. Zhejiang Province is a major production area of Chinese torreya nuts. The Kuaijishan ancient Chinese torreya community in Zhejiang was named a pilot site of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program in 2013. The planting of Kuaijishan ancient torreya can be dated back to more than 2,000 years. It is a "living fossil" marking China's height in plant breeding and grafting. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KUAIJISHAN ANCIENT CHINESE TORREYA COMMUNITY(CN)

(220719) -- HANGZHOU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, farmers air Chinese torreya nuts in Zhaojia Township in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 19, 2021. Zhejiang Province is a major production area of Chinese torreya nuts. The Kuaijishan ancient Chinese torreya community in Zhejiang was named a pilot site of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program in 2013. The planting of Kuaijishan ancient torreya can be dated back to more than 2,000 years. It is a "living fossil" marking China's height in plant breeding and grafting. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KUAIJISHAN ANCIENT CHINESE TORREYA COMMUNITY(CN)

(220719) -- HANGZHOU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks Chinese torreya nuts in Feiwang Village of Zhaojia Township in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 10, 2020. Zhejiang Province is a major production area of Chinese torreya nuts. The Kuaijishan ancient Chinese torreya community in Zhejiang was named a pilot site of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program in 2013. The planting of Kuaijishan ancient torreya can be dated back to more than 2,000 years. It is a "living fossil" marking China's height in plant breeding and grafting. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A zoo keeper holds a four-month-old baby Komodo dragon as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Four-month-old baby Komodo dragons are seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A zoo keeper holds a four-month-old baby Komodo dragon as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Four-month-old baby Komodo dragons are seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A four-month-old baby Komodo dragon is seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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Smithsonian's National Zoo kicks off celebration of giant panda program's 50th anniversary

STORY: Smithsonian's National Zoo kicks off celebration of giant panda program's 50th anniversary DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors at the zoo 2. various of giant pandas STORYLINE: The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has kicked off a months-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of its giant panda program. Located in northwest Washington, D.C., the famed zoo announced a series of online and on-site events starting March 16 through Aug. 27 to mark "50 years of unprecedented achievement in the care, conservation, breeding, and study of giant pandas." "After 50 years, giant pandas remain an iconic species for our zoo," said Brandie Smith, John and Adrienne Mars director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, in a statement. At least hundreds of visitors explored the zoo's giant panda habitat around Wednesday noon. In the outdoor exhibit is the Giant Panda

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program. (Kyodo)

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Baffin, a 19-year-old female polar bear, bites into an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Baffin and her 6-year-old ''husband'' Gogo, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program. (Kyodo)

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Six-year-old male polar bear Gogo (L) and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, play with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to the bears, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program. (Kyodo)

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Icicle gift to newlywed polar bear couple

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo, a 6-year-old male polar bear, plays with an icicle containing apples at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka in western Japan on July 23, 2011. The zoo gave four of the icicles to Gogo and his 19-year-old ''wife'' Baffin, who ''tied the knot'' in March when Baffin was transferred there from a zoo in Hamamatsu, central Japan, as part of a polar bear breeding program. (Kyodo)

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2 giant pandas arrive at Kobe zoo from China

KOBE, Japan - Two giant pandas arrive at Kobe Oji Zoo in the port city's Nada Ward on July 16 from China. The Chinese government lent them to the city zoo for 10 years as part of a breeding research program.