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Two female pandas fertilized with semen from aged wild panda in NW China

Two female giant pandas have been artificially fertilized with semen from a 21-year-old panda, the equivalent of 60 in human years, said experts at a giant panda breeding base in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday. The senior panda,... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Jun 17 2009

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