China
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World's oldest panda dies in Chinese zoo at age 34
Updated: 2011-05-19 10:59
(Agencies)
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Ming Ming peers through her cage at a zoo in London, in this file photo taken June 17, 1994. The world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. She was 34. [Photo/Agencies] |
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