Yuan Zai Up for Another Award in Online Campaign
Taipei Zoo panda Yuan Zai has been shortlisted for the “Panda Personality of 2014” award in an online campaign. This is Yuan Zai’s second turn on the list of nominees; the giant panda was nominated last year for both “Panda Cub of the Year” and “Panda Personality of 2013”, and won the latter. The online...Continue reading
Giant Panda Cub Yuan Zai Celebrates Her First Birthday at Taipei Zoo
Giant panda cub – Yuan Zai – celebrated her first birthday Sunday with a giant fruit cake Sunday. The 34-kilogram cub was also showed several bamboo branches decorated with signs reading different professions — a unique take on the common practice of a one-year-old child choosing from different items symbolizing various jobs. Yuan Zai’s picks...Continue reading
Happy the Gorilla Dies at the Taipei Zoo
Happy – a gorilla at Taipei Zoo – has died of multiple organ failure. According to the zoo, Happy died Monday at the age of around 49, which is the human equivalent of between 80 and 90 years. Happy was diagnosed with kidney failure during a health examination on June 12th and put in palliative...Continue reading
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