Edinburgh Zoo panda Tian Tian in eighth pregnancy bid with hopes for first Scots cub this year
Updated: 10 Apr 2021, 13:42
EDINBURGH ZOO panda Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated for the EIGHTH time.
Zookeepers are hoping the giant panda, who previously gave birth in China in 2007, will create history by falling pregnant with a cub in the UK.
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Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated for the eighth time
During annual health checks expert vets artificially inseminated Tian Tian using a procedure similar to what humans go through with IVF treatment.
Edinburgh s other panda Yang Guang could not father a cub after having both testicles removed in November 2018 due to the presence of tumours.
Year of the Ox: Preparations and decorations ahead of Asia s Lunar New Year
Millions of people in China, Indonesia, Vietnam and elsewhere are preparing and decorating ahead of the Asian Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 12.
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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 1:10 PM ET | Last Updated: February 8
Workers clean a giant Buddha statue at a temple ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, on Sunday.(Arif Firmansyah/Antara Foto/Reuters)
Millions of people around the world are getting ready to celebrate Asia s Lunar New Year amid the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions.
Here s a look at the preparations and decorations for the event, which occurs on Friday and kicks off the Year of the Ox.
Baby pandas climb on a display for the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Ox at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Reserve. (Chinatopix via AP)
Ten panda cubs made their public debut in China’s leading panda reserve Wednesday morning to mark the coming Lunar New Year.
One appeared shy and covered its face with both paws when it saw the crowd, while another went rogue and crawled away from its keeper before being caught.
The pandas range in age from four to six months, and all resulted from natural mating, according to the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Panda in southwest China’s Sichuan province.