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China Mourns Panda Killed in Earthquake

Mao Mao was one of 64 bears at Wolong nature reserve

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 5:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Workers at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan province gathered today for the funeral of Mao Mao, a 9-year-old panda killed in the May 12 earthquake. Mao Mao, the mother of five, was one of 64 pandas at the reserve. She died when the river... Read full story »

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