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Ya Ya is coming home, not a moment too soon

Ya Ya, a female giant panda who has been at the Memphis Zoo for 20 years, left the the U.S. state of Tennessee on April 26 local time and will arrive Shanghai, China on

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (April 22- April 28)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Ya Ya is coming home

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Panda Ya Ya handed over to Chinese experts at Memphis Zoo

Giant panda Ya Ya has been handed over to the Chinese experts at Memphis Zoo to take care of her, in its preparation for the return to China.The Memphis Zoo said Ya Ya

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First underwater footage of critically endangered Angelshark recorded in Wales

The species was once considered abundant in the Atlantic Ocean but has been classified as critically endangered since 2010.

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Marching elephants in Yunnan ignite debate over human-animal conflict

As mystery shrouds a herd of elephants continuing their unusual journey in the southwest Chinese province of Yunnan, deviating from the traditional migration route, wildlife conservationists feel

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Eight lions in Indian zoo test positive for COVID-19

The gate of the Nehru Zoological Park is seen closed after eight lions there tested positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, May 4, 2021. /CFP Eight Asiatic lions at an Indian zoo have contr

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Sidelines | Read a 'monstrous classic' on World Book Day

Sidelines is a column by CGTN Social Media DeskI accidentally wandered into a bookstore the other day and decided to buy a book that would promise as little practical help with my daily life as possi

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New lobster species found in deep ocean trenches

01:09 The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oceanology in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, recently cataloged 11 new species of squat lobsters in t

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Panda Xiang Xiang to stay in Japan until end of 2021

01:26 Three-year-old female panda Xiang Xiang, who has been adored by numerous visitors at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens over the years, will extend her stay in Japan

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Wild-caught giant salamanders raised in farms flout conservation laws

A majority of captive breeders in China are stocking giant salamanders from the wild, a practice banned by the government to prevent the animal from getting extinct, revealed a study on Tuesday.Kn

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China's new species of Nemoura named after actors Hu Ge, Koo Tin-lok

Chinese actors Hu Ge (R) and Louis Koo Tin-lok. /CFPA new species of Nemouridae discovered in southwestern China has been named after Chinese actors Hu Ge and Louis Koo

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Bristol dinosaur's brain rebuilt using digital technology

Thecodontosaurus lived in the late Triassic age around 205 million years ago and was the size of a large dog.

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Primates in Jeopardy: The most ancient orangutan species

00:54 The Tapanuli orangutan, one of the world's rarest orangutans, was classified as a distinct species in 2017, separate from the Sumatran orangutan and Bornean orang

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WWF: World wildlife plummets more than two-thirds in 50 years

Global animal, bird and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption, experts said on September 8 in a stark warning to save nature in or

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Chinese researchers develop AI technology to identify individual primates

Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to identify individual primates, offering help in animal research and conservation. Accurate and quick identification of p

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Bountiful bamboo for Belgium's pandas, despite supply chain fears

02:25 Tian Bao has been spending his summer like many others in Europe by relaxing and keeping well fed. But for the four-year-old giant panda at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium, his sn

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Rare tiger sighting rekindles hope for species' revival in SE Asia

Sighting of three tigers in western Thailand for the first time in four years has raised hopes for the revival of the big cat population in the region.Remote camera traps captured the images and v