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China: Zoo Monkey Gifts Apple Slices to Woman After She Strokes its Hand

On March 7, 2026, at a zoo in Inner Mongolia, northern China, a video captured a woman holding and gently stroking a monkey's hand through a hole in a glass barrier. The monkey appeared relaxed and seemed to enjoy the contact, before suddenly turning and running away. A short while later, it returned carrying two pieces of apple and passed them through the hole to the woman, who appeared delighted by the unexpected gesture.

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Giant Panda Returns to China - Tokyo

A visitor chooses souvenirs of giant panda Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Chimp Returns Kiss From Visitor at Heilongjiang Zoo

On October 13, 2022, in Qiqihar, located in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, a heartwarming yet amusing scene unfolded at a zoo. A young woman leaned toward the glass enclosure and kissed a chimpanzee through the barrier. The chimp responded with excitement, pressing its lips to the same spot several times.

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China: White Tiger Attempts Sneak on Zoo Visitor in Beijing

On April 17, 2023, in Beijing, located in northern China, a man stood with his back to a white tiger while eating an ice cream roll at the zoo. The tiger moved closer step by step, creating tension among onlookers. Suddenly, the tiger leapt forward, crashing against the glass partition with force. The visitor remained calm as the barrier kept him safe. The realistic moment shocked viewers and highlighted how strong the animal appeared behind the glass.

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International Tiger Day - Nepal

A visitor takes a video of a tiger at the Central Zoo in Lalitpur, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. Tuesday marks the 15th International Tiger Day. First established in 2010, the day is celebrated annually on on July 29 to raise awareness of tiger conservation. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tulips

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - A visitor takes photos among blooming tulips at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Feb. 23, 2025.

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Tulips

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - A visitor takes photos among blooming tulips at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Feb. 23, 2025.

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Pandas debut to public at Smithsonian's National Zoo

A visitor at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington takes a photo of a giant panda, one of two leased by China, on Jan. 24, 2025, their first day of public display.

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor looks at the resting giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Americans keen to see return of giant pandas

STORY: Americans keen to see return of giant pandas SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of San Diego Zoo 2. file of pandas 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LILIAN HALLBERG, Visitor from Boston 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GEORGE HALLBERG, Visitor from Boston 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LILIAN HALLBERG, Visitor from Boston 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LILIAN HALLBERG, Visitor from Boston STORYLINE: Panda lovers in the United States received a long-waited injection of hope after Chinese and U.S. wildlife conservation organizations signed a new round of agreement on giant panda conservation this week. The China Wildlife Conservation Association inked the agreement with the U.S. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) and Madrid Zoo Aquarium of Spain concerning cooperation on the conservation of giant pandas, as part of efforts to step up the protection of the species on a global level. The message spread fast among panda

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA-DEATH-MOURNING

(230428) -- CHIANG MAI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor mourns giant panda "Lin Hui" at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 26, 2023. China and Thailand would summarize the giant panda cooperation program in the past two decades and discuss further cooperation, Chinese Consul General in Chiang Mai Wu Zhiwu said at a memorial event of giant panda "Lin Hui" in the northern Thai city. The 21-year-old female giant panda exhibited unusual symptoms on April 18. The zoo immediately consulted Chinese experts and conducted medical checkup for her. Despite their efforts, "Lin Hui" died on the next morning, according to the zoo. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA-DEATH-MOURNING

(230428) -- CHIANG MAI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at photos of giant panda "Lin Hui" at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 26, 2023. China and Thailand would summarize the giant panda cooperation program in the past two decades and discuss further cooperation, Chinese Consul General in Chiang Mai Wu Zhiwu said at a memorial event of giant panda "Lin Hui" in the northern Thai city. The 21-year-old female giant panda exhibited unusual symptoms on April 18. The zoo immediately consulted Chinese experts and conducted medical checkup for her. Despite their efforts, "Lin Hui" died on the next morning, according to the zoo. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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U.S.-TEXAS-LIGHT SHOW

(231231) -- HOUSTON, Dec. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes selfies at the Houston Zoo Lights held in Houston, Texas, the United States, Dec. 30, 2023. The Houston Zoo Lights runs from Nov. 17, 2023 through Jan. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Jianmei)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-LANTERN FESTIVAL

(231217) -- BUDAPEST, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes selfies at the Year of the Dragon Lantern Festival in Budapest Zoo in Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 16, 2023. A lantern festival opened in Budapest on Saturday as part of the celebrations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon. The festival showcases hundreds of heritage lantern art pieces from Zigong, a city in southwest China's Sichuan Province known for this traditional art form. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 3rd birthday at U.S. zoo

STORY: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 3rd birthday at U.S. zoo DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the panda cub 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMIE QUICK, Visitor from Virginia Beach 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRANDIE SMITH, Director of Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 4. various of the panda cub STORYLINE: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Animal care staff presented Xiao Qi Ji with a special panda-friendly fruitsicle cake made by the zoo's nutritionists in the morning. Keepers crafted the multi-tiered cake and "3" topper using frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices and decorated the tiers with apples, sweet potatoes, carrots and bamboo sprigs. Many visitors came to the giant panda habitat early in the morning for Xiao Qi Ji's birthday celebration and sang the birthday song together as the male cub ate the cak

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First giant panda born in France heads to China, given warm farewell

STORY: First giant panda born in France heads to China, given warm farewell DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant panda leaving France 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARILYS, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DAMIEN, Visitor 4. various of the giant panda in the zoo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RODOLPHE DELORD, Beauval Zoo's general director 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): DELPHINE POUVREAU, Manager of the koala and panda division, Beauval Zoo STORYLINE: Yuan Meng, the first giant panda born in France, has left the country for China. He represents an "absolutely unbreakable friendship" between the two countries, said French first lady Brigitte Macron. She saw him off at the airport. Visitors at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, central France, gathered Tuesday morning to bid farewell to Yuan Meng ahead of his departure back to China, 10 days before the giant panda's sixth birthday. Waving flags with Yuan Meng's photos, his fans were queuing in the cold

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA-DEATH-MOURNING

(230428) -- CHIANG MAI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at photos of giant panda "Lin Hui" at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 26, 2023. China and Thailand would summarize the giant panda cooperation program in the past two decades and discuss further cooperation, Chinese Consul General in Chiang Mai Wu Zhiwu said at a memorial event of giant panda "Lin Hui" in the northern Thai city. The 21-year-old female giant panda exhibited unusual symptoms on April 18. The zoo immediately consulted Chinese experts and conducted medical checkup for her. Despite their efforts, "Lin Hui" died on the next morning, according to the zoo. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA-DEATH-MOURNING

(230428) -- CHIANG MAI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor mourns giant panda "Lin Hui" at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 26, 2023. China and Thailand would summarize the giant panda cooperation program in the past two decades and discuss further cooperation, Chinese Consul General in Chiang Mai Wu Zhiwu said at a memorial event of giant panda "Lin Hui" in the northern Thai city. The 21-year-old female giant panda exhibited unusual symptoms on April 18. The zoo immediately consulted Chinese experts and conducted medical checkup for her. Despite their efforts, "Lin Hui" died on the next morning, according to the zoo. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Giant panda Ya Ya departs Memphis Zoo for China

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya departs Memphis Zoo for China DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: MEMPHIS, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda Ya Ya 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAUREN CASKEY, Associate Curator of Memphis Zoo 3. various of giant panda Ya Ya 4. various of the zoo and visitors 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOB BEERS, Visitor from Kansas City 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BECKY BEERS, Visitor from Kansas City 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): REBECCA WINCHESTER, Spokesperson for the Memphis Zoo STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya left the Memphis Zoo on Wednesday morning for a flight returning to China. Ya Ya's departure came after 20 years of stay at the zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. As arranged by the Chinese and U.S. sides, she will board a plane to Shanghai. Lauren Caskey, the associate curator, told Xinhua that Ya Ya has responded well to training designed to prepare her for the flight as well as the new environment in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAUREN CASKEY, Associate C

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Tiger cubs watch keeper retrieve visitor's cellphone at zoo

STORY: Tiger cubs watch keeper retrieve visitor's cellphone at zoo DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tiger cubs watching keeper retrieve visitor's cellphone at zoo STORYLINE: Curious and cute! Four tiger cubs watch a tiger keeper retrieve a visitor's cellphone at a zoo in China's Guangzhou. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA

(221224) -- CHIANG MAI, Dec. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of giant panda Lin Hui at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 23, 2022. Lin Hui arrived in Chiang Mai on loan from China at the age of two in 2003. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-CHIANG MAI-GIANT PANDA

(221224) -- CHIANG MAI, Dec. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of giant panda Lin Hui at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 23, 2022. Lin Hui arrived in Chiang Mai on loan from China at the age of two in 2003. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A visitor lays flowers for the legendary boss monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing.

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40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in north Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An elementary school student (2nd from L) is awarded gifts on Aug. 20, 2014, as the 40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido since its opening in 1967.

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Touching otter

CHIBA, Japan - An otter touches a visitor's finger at the Ichikawa municipal zoo in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 14, 2014.

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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.

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Festive mood after birth of panda

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor takes a picture of a sign with mobile phone at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on July 6, 2012. The sign reads, "Giant panda Shin Shin gave birth to a baby on July 5! Congratulations Shin Shin! We ask you to warmly watch over the sound growth of the baby."

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FRANCE-THOIRY ZOO-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(221027) -- PARIS, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of illuminated sculptures during a media tour of a light festival at Thoiry zoo near Paris, France, Oct. 26, 2022. The festival will kick off here on Sunday, displaying around 2,000 illuminated sculptures. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-THOIRY ZOO-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(221027) -- PARIS, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of an illuminated sculpture during a media tour of a light festival at Thoiry zoo near Paris, France, Oct. 26, 2022. The festival will kick off here on Sunday, displaying around 2,000 illuminated sculptures. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-THOIRY ZOO-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(221027) -- PARIS, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of illuminated sculptures during a media tour of a light festival at Thoiry zoo near Paris, France, Oct. 26, 2022. The festival will kick off here on Sunday, displaying around 2,000 illuminated sculptures. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-THOIRY ZOO-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(221027) -- PARIS, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views illuminated sculptures during a media tour of a light festival at Thoiry zoo near Paris, France, Oct. 26, 2022. The festival will kick off here on Sunday, displaying around 2,000 illuminated sculptures. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3

STORY: First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant pandas and visitors at the zoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): KARIN HALLMANN, visitor STORYLINE: A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. They are the first panda bears ever born in the country. Meng Xiang, also known as Pit, and Meng Yuan, nicknamed Paule in Germany, are twin brothers. Their parents Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were sent to Berlin in June 2017 from China's Chengdu, which is home to the majority of the world's giant pandas. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper "Pit and Paule are very healthy. They behave really good. Everything is fine here. One of them weighs about 68 kilos, that's Paule. And Pit is 73. That's perfect for a 3-year-old panda." SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORV

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Twin gardens, bridge between East and West

STORY: Twin gardens, bridge between East and West DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: DUISBURG, Germany CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China Garden in Duisburg, Germany 2. various of meetings between Chinese and German experts on the renovation of the China Garden 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): SOEREN LINK, Mayor of Duisburg 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): SOEREN LINK, Mayor of Duisburg 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): CHRISTIAN SCHREINER, Press officer of Duisburg Zoo 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (German): RENATE, Visitor 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SHULHA ALINA, Visitor 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HU SONGBING, Vice general manager of Wuhan eco-gardening company STORYLINE: A Chinese-style garden reopened to the public Wednesday in Duisburg, Germany, to mark the 40th anniversary of the city's partnership with Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. The China Garden was built in Duisburg Zoo in 1987 as a gift from Wuhan. It opened to visitors the following year but has been closed for renovation since last October.

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Nicaragua's National Zoo raises visitors' awareness of Bengal tiger conservation

STORY: Nicaragua's National Zoo raises visitors' awareness of Bengal tiger conservation DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Managua CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the zoo and visitors 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO SACASA, Director of Nicaragua's National Zoo 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALFONSO SALINAS, Visitor 4. various of the zoo and visitors STORYLINE: To celebrate the International Day of Tiger on Friday, authorities of Nicaragua's National Zoo urge visitors to become aware of respecting the endangered Bengal tigers' original habitat and ensure their conservation. The zoo in Managua now houses seven Bengal tigers. The species first arrived in Nicaragua in 1983. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO SACASA, Director of Nicaragua's National Zoo "Everyone knows that Bengal tigers are endangered. They can not live in their own habitat where they are being killed. This means that there are more of these species in mating centers or zoos. This is how they've been conserved. It's a posi

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Kabul Zoo, a popular place among war-weary Afghans for pastime

STORY: Kabul Zoo, a popular place among war-weary Afghans for pastime DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of the Kabul Zoo 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): SALEH JAN ZAZAI, Visitor 3.SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): NAJIBULLAH NAZARI, Zoo official 4.SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MORTEZA, Teen visitor STORYLINE: Situated along the bank of Kabul river, Kabul Zoo, home to hundreds of different animals and colorful birds, is a popular recreational place that is full of visitors every day. Hundreds of war-weary Afghans tour the zoo to enjoy their leisure time. Coming from the eastern Paktia province along with two of his children, Saleh Jan Zazai, 45, believed that peaceful environment encourages people to travel around the country and enjoy life. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): SALEH JAN ZAZAI, Visitor "I came to Kabul Zoo for pastime and have fun here in contact with animals. Nowadays we have peaceful environment and we can walk, sit with friends and have fun in this recreational place

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Copenhagen's waiting for panda mating

STORY: Copenhagen's waiting for panda mating DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Copenhagen Zoo 2. spectators at Panda House of Copenhagen Zoo 3. various of the pandas 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MADS BERTELSEN, Head of animal operations, Copenhagen Zoo 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MAGNUS LAUESGAARD, Visitor 6. SOUNDBITE (English): MADS BERTELSEN, Head of animal operations, Copenhagen Zoo 7. SOUNDBITE (English): ELISABETH CASANOVA, Visitor 8. SOUNDBITE (English): MADS BERTELSEN, Head of animal operations, Copenhagen Zoo 9. various of the pandas STORYLINE: The staff and visitors to Copenhagen Zoo have pooled their resources in recent days to encourage Xing Er, a male Chinese giant panda, to mate with his lady, Mao Sun, for the third time in as many years. Expectations are running high for the birth of a panda baby on Danish soil. To avoid natural aggression towards each other, the two pandas live very separate lives during the year. After detecti

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Giant panda Tian Bao to remain in Belgian zoo in 2022

STORY: Giant panda Tian Bao to remain in Belgian zoo in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NORA VERHOEYEN, Visitor at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NORA VERHOEYEN, visitor at Pairi Daiza zoo SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda keeper at Pairi Daiza zoo STORYLINE: Tian Bao, the very first giant panda born in 2016 in Belgium, will be able to stay at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium in 2022, according to a press release published by the zoo recently. STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "We are now at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium, and this is the territory of Tian Bao, the very first giant panda born in Belgium who has won the hearts of countless fans across Europe. As the zoo reopens recently after its winter time break, it re

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BELGIUM-ANTWERP-CHINA-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(220113) -- ANTWERP, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor poses for photos with light installations during the sixth edition of China light festival themed "Alice in Wonderland" at the Antwerp Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-ANTWERP-CHINA-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(220113) -- ANTWERP, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views light installations during the sixth edition of China light festival themed "Alice in Wonderland" at the Antwerp Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-ANTWERP-CHINA-LIGHT FESTIVAL

(220113) -- ANTWERP, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes selfies with light installations during the sixth edition of China light festival themed "Alice in Wonderland" at the Antwerp Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-PANDA-CUB-DEBUT

(220112) -- TOKYO, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor with decorations of panda elements buys souvenirs after seeing giant panda cubs at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-PANDA-CUB-DEBUT

(220112) -- TOKYO, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor buys souvenirs after seeing giant panda cubs at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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29th birthday of giant panda at western Japan zoo

A visitor takes a picture of giant panda Eimei on Sept. 14, 2021, his 29th birthday, at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Fans bid farewell to Japan's oldest elephant "Hanako"

A visitor to Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo offers flowers on May 27, 2016, to mourn Japan's oldest elephant "Hanako," who died there the previous day at the age of 69. The female elephant was born in Thailand in 1947 and sent to Japan as a gift in 1949. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Lucky bird" rooster at Osaka zoo luring visitors

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2016 shows a visitor touching the rooster Masahiro at Tennoji Zoo. Reared to be food for other animals, the bird has won a reputation for being "lucky" after surviving being eaten three times. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of Osaka zoo

A visitor looks at polar bears at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on June 22, 2021, as it reopens following a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A visitor lays flowers for the legendary boss monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing. (Kyodo)

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40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in north Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An elementary school student (2nd from L) is awarded gifts on Aug. 20, 2014, as the 40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido since its opening in 1967. (Kyodo)