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Panda Bites Hand, Er, Leg, That Feeds It

Visitor to Hong Kong zoo captures attack on tape

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(Newser) – A giant panda bit the left leg of a Hong Kong zookeeper while he was laying bamboo leaves in the animal's pen, reports the AP. The keeper was recovering well after the panda attack, which was partially captured and posted on YouTube by a zoo visitor. The panda—a male whose name, An An, means "peace"—arrived in Hong Kong in 1999 as a gift from the Chinese mainland.

An An the panda, at home in Ocean Park Zoo in Hong Kong. An An bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.
An An the panda, at home in Ocean Park Zoo in Hong Kong. An An bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.   (©Hong Kong dear Edward)
An An the panda, at home in Ocean Park Zoo in Hong Kong. An An bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.
An An the panda, at home in Ocean Park Zoo in Hong Kong. An An bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.   (©hamron)
A panda in Hong Kong bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.
A panda in Hong Kong bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.   (©Angel Roll?n)
A panda in Hong Kong bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.
A panda in Hong Kong bit off the leg of his keeper last week. The man is expected to recover.   (©Eric Kilby)
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This footage from a zoo visitor shows An An, a panda at the Hong Kong zoo, fleeing after he bit off the leg of a keeper.   (leslieleslie912)

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