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Tourist's panda experience ends with bitten finger

(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-10-24 08:56

A giant panda attacked an American tourist who had been feeding it in the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Centre in Sichuan Province last week.

Lisa was caught off guard when the panda suddenly bit her, taking off the tip of her right thumb. Staffers drove away the troublemaking animal, and Lisa was rushed to hospital.

The giant panda is a huge animal that may become excited by a stranger trying to approach it, experts say. They warn tourists not to approach pandas without permission.

West China Metropolis News