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Short news from European Zoos
Berlin Zoo: Giant panda female Yan-Yan died a few days ago. Apparantly she just toppled over and died in her exhibit, exactly why isn't known yet. She arrived at Berlin in 1997 on a breeding loan from China to breed with the male Bao-Bao who is in Berlin since 1980 when he was gifted to the chanseler of Germany by the president of China. Unfortunately Yan-Yan never produced off-spring, not with Bao-Bao nor with AI.
There are now 3 panda's left in Europe, Bao-Bao and the breeding pair in Zoo Schönbrunn, Vienna (Austria).
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