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Giant Panda Twins Celebrate Birthday in Hong Kong - China

Giant panda cub De De enjoys a birthday cake at the Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, Aug. 15, 2025. The Ocean Park Hong Kong celebrated the first birthday of the first locally-born panda twins, Jia Jia and De De on Friday. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Twins Celebrate Birthday in Hong Kong - China

Giant panda cub Jia Jia enjoys a birthday cake at the Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, Aug. 15, 2025. The Ocean Park Hong Kong celebrated the first birthday of the first locally-born panda twins, Jia Jia and De De on Friday. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows giant panda cub Katyusha in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on August 24, 2024. Photo by Moscow Zoo/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 28, 2023 shows giant panda cub Katyusha and her mother Ding Ding in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on August 24, 2024. Photo by Moscow Zoo/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 24, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant panda cub Katyusha plays at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2024. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant panda cub Katyusha looks at a birthday treat made of bamboos at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2024. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant panda cub Katyusha plays at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2024. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 24, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant panda cub Katyusha is pictured at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2024. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 15, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (L) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Cao Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 24, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (R) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

This photo taken on August 24, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (R) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Panda Reintroduction - China

WOLONG, June 29, 2024 -- This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2014 shows giant panda cub Hua Jiao (L), the world's first giant panda cub with both captive and wild parents, and her mother Cao Cao in the wild training fields. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more individual panda cubs using the mother-cub

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-REINTRODUCTION (CN)

(240629) -- WOLONG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2014 shows giant panda cub Hua Jiao (L), the world's first giant panda cub with both captive and wild parents, and her mother Cao Cao in the wild training fields. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more

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ROK-born giant panda Fu Bao greets the public in SW China

STORY: ROK-born giant panda Fu Bao greets the public in SW China SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU XIANG, Fu Bao's breeder 3. various of Fu Bao STORYLINE: Giant panda Fu Bao met the public for the first time on Wednesday since returning to southwest China's Sichuan Province. Fu Bao is the first giant panda born in the Republic of Korea (ROK). It returned to China in early April this year. Fu Bao, meaning "lucky treasure" in English, is the first cub of giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao, who were sent to the ROK from China in 2016 on a 15-year lease. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU XIANG, Fu Bao's breeder "He really adapts quite quickly. We have made preparations for it beforehand. Getting him to adapt means letting him know that there are many brothers and sisters in the panda community. Before, he o

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People see giant panda cub Katyusha (L) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2024. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to see giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2024. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (L) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GIANT PANDA-KATYUSHA-DEBUT

(240308) -- MOSCOW, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (L) and her mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub, made her public debut Friday at Moscow Zoo. She was born here in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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Russia's first panda cub turns 6 months old

STORY: Russia's first panda cub turns 6 months old SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda cub STORYLINE: Russia's first panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo turned 6 months old on Saturday. The panda cub received gifts including her first carrots in life. Now the baby panda knows for sure that not only mother's milk is delicious, as the head of Moscow Zoo Svetlana Akulova commented on her telegram account. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SUBWAY-TRAVEL CARD-GIANT PANDA

(240204) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a travel card themed on Russia's first giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. Local transportation department recently launched a set of travel cards themed on Russia's first giant panda cub. The giant panda cub named Katyusha was born at Moscow Zoo in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SUBWAY-TRAVEL CARD-GIANT PANDA

(240204) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a travel card themed on Russia's first giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. Local transportation department recently launched a set of travel cards themed on Russia's first giant panda cub. The giant panda cub named Katyusha was born at Moscow Zoo in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SUBWAY-TRAVEL CARD-GIANT PANDA

(240204) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a travel card themed on Russia's first giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. Local transportation department recently launched a set of travel cards themed on Russia's first giant panda cub. The giant panda cub named Katyusha was born at Moscow Zoo in August 2023. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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Travel cards themed on Russia's first panda cub issued in Moscow

STORY: Travel cards themed on Russia's first panda cub issued in Moscow SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31- Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant panda-themed travel cards STORYLINE: The Moscow Zoo and the city's transportation department recently launched a set of travel cards themed on Russia's first giant panda cub. The cards come in three designs, which can be purchased at designated stores and subway stations. Female giant panda "Katyusha" was born in August last year in Moscow and was the first giant panda born in Russia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-PANDA-CUB

(240103) -- MOSCOW, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cub Katyusha is seen at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 21, 2023. Russia's first giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo in August was named Katyusha, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-GIANT PANDA-LE LE-FAREWELL PARTY

(231213) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Le Le at River Wonders Park in Singapore. Le Le, a two-year-old giant panda cub, made his final public appearance on Wednesday before entering quarantine and preparing for his flight to China on Jan. 16 next year. About 1,000 guests came to the Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest exhibit of River Wonders Park, a renowned zoo in Singapore, to bid farewell to Le Le, the first panda born in Singapore, according to the Mandai Wildlife Group. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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"Bye-bye Fanxing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China

STORY: "Bye-bye Fan Xing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festive farewell ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCEL BOEKHOORN, Ouwehands Zoo owner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBIN DE LANGE, Ouwehand Zoo CEO 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YOUNES, Pupil with Dalton School Rhenen 6. various of Fan Xing-related footage (Courtesy of Ouwehands Zoo) STORYLINE: More than three years after her birth, giant panda cub Fan Xing received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday in the Netherlands, and left for China. Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands -- the first giant panda cub born in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen "It was a warm welcome when Fan Xing was born three years ago, and we followed everything, her steps, her first steps. We followed everything ab

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Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed

STORY: Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newly born panda cub STORYLINE: The first-ever giant panda cub that was born at the Moscow Zoo last month is a female, the Moscow Zoo confirmed Sunday. The cub was born late last month to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan. The baby panda has recently turned one month, and zoologists have carried out tests confirming that the cub is female. The cub is being inspected by experts in a special incubator, where the temperature and humidity are comfortable for it. The incubator has everything necessary for the cub including diapers, blankets and pillows with cassia seeds (Chinese cinnamon). The baby girl currently weighs 1,288 grams and is 36.8cm tall, according to the Moscow Zoo. Specialists from China have conf

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Moscow cheers for newborn panda cub

STORY: Moscow cheers for newborn panda cub DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda Dingding and the newborn baby 2. various of the Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): CHRISTINA, Moscow resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ILYA, Moscow resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): RITA, Moscow resident 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): TATYANA, Moscow resident STORYLINE: The Smolensky Metro Bridge in Moscow displayed a cheerful message on its LED screen to celebrate the first-ever panda birth in Russia. A giant panda cub weighing about 150 grams was born a few days ago to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's Sichuan Province. Many local residents were excited to hear about the news. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALYONA, Moscow resident "We heard about it. We saw in the news that a panda was born. What a great t

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Giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo

STORY: Giant panda cub born at Moscow Zoo DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda and cub 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): SVETLANA AKULOVA, Head of the Moscow Zoo 3. various of giant panda and cub STORYLINE: A giant panda cub has been born at the Moscow Zoo, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday. The cub, weighing about 150 grams, was born last week to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), that arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan. "This unique and very rare event is the result of the coordinated work of our specialists and our Chinese colleagues," Sobyanin said in a Telegram post, describing the birth of the cub as a significant event for Russia and the global environmental community as a whole. The newborn is the first ever panda cub born in Russia. The Moscow Zoo called the birth "very unique", considering that Ruyi and Dingding are still quite

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JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY

(230613) -- TOKYO, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for photos at a birthday party of giant panda Xiang Xiang in Tokyo, Japan, June 12, 2023. Xiang Xiang was born in June 2017 at Ueno Zoo, where she gained much popularity. Her parents Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male) were both on loan from China, where the ownership of the cubs they give birth to belongs. It was the first time a panda cub was born at Ueno Zoo in nearly 29 years. The giant panda returned to China in February this year. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY

(230613) -- TOKYO, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People write birthday cards for giant panda Xiang Xiang in Tokyo, Japan, June 12, 2023. Xiang Xiang was born in June 2017 at Ueno Zoo, where she gained much popularity. Her parents Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male) were both on loan from China, where the ownership of the cubs they give birth to belongs. It was the first time a panda cub was born at Ueno Zoo in nearly 29 years. The giant panda returned to China in February this year. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY

(230613) -- TOKYO, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a video of giant panda Xiang Xiang in Tokyo, Japan, June 12, 2023. Xiang Xiang was born in June 2017 at Ueno Zoo, where she gained much popularity. Her parents Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male) were both on loan from China, where the ownership of the cubs they give birth to belongs. It was the first time a panda cub was born at Ueno Zoo in nearly 29 years. The giant panda returned to China in February this year. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

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Taiwan panda cub

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Yuan Zai, the first panda cub born in Taiwan, makes her public debut at the Taipei Zoo's Panda Hall on Jan. 6, 2014. At left is her mother Yuan Yuan.

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Giant panda Shin Shin put back in public view at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Giant panda Shin Shin is seen at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on July 25, 2012. Shin Shin, which gave birth to a cub earlier in July that later died, was put back in public view on July 25 for the first time in about a month.

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Giant panda Shin Shin put back in public view at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Giant panda Shin Shin is seen at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on July 25, 2012. Shin Shin, which gave birth to a cub earlier in July that later died, was put back in public view on July 25 for the first time in about a month.

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Giant panda Shin Shin put back in public view at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on July 25, 2012. Shin Shin, which gave birth to a cub earlier in July that later died, was put back in public view on July 25 for the first time in about a month.

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Giant panda Shin Shin put back in public view at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on July 25, 2012. Shin Shin, which gave birth to a cub earlier in July that later died, was put back in public view on July 25 for the first time in about a month.

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Japanese lament death of giant panda cub

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor (R) at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo places flowers before a photograph of a giant panda cub on July 12, 2012, following the animal's death the previous day. A string of visitors to the zoo the same day lamented the death of the first male giant panda born there in 24 years, signing their signatures in a book of condolence and offering flowers.