US-born giant panda arrives in Sichuan with mother
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A pair of giant pandas, 27-year-old female Bai Yun and its youngest son Xiao Liwu, returned to China Thursday and will settle down at a research base in Sichuan, cradle of giant pandas. A photo taken on May 16 shows giant panda Bai Yun.
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The 6-year-old Xiao Liwu, meaning “little gift” in Chinese, was born at the San Diego Zoo, one of three US zoos leasing the black-and-white bears from China for cooperation on conservation and breeding research.
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Last month, the San Diego Zoo held a three-week farewell event for the two giant pandas.
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On Thursday morning, the pandas arrived at the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas. Experts examined the pandas and said the bears' condition was good.
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The mother and son need a one-month quarantine to help them adapt to conditions in China’s panda bases, experts said. (Photos: VCG; compiled by Chen Lidan)