Published Date:
05 July 2009
THOUSANDS of excited visitors yesterday flocked to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago.
The coming-out party at the Chiang Mai Zoo included a parade led by an orangutan. Zoo officials stood beside the cub's incubator and tried to position her head so visitors streaming past could get a good look.
The baby panda is tiny enough to be held in the hands of a zoo staffer.
Thais have been captivated by the cub since her birth on 27 May. For six years, the zoo had tried to mate its two adult pandas, both on loan from China.
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Last Updated:
04 July 2009 8:02 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
