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热点话题3.1 中国大熊猫(一)
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(1)旅美熊猫乐乐和丫丫的回归
(2)熊猫的外形、数量、食物和活动介绍
(3)受欢迎的大熊猫荷花
(4)中国旅美大熊猫丫丫的情况
(5)“冰墩墩”和“雪融融”
(6)第一次来到中东的大熊猫
(7)“熊猫先生”---网站设计师高尾隆弘
(8)1972年中美熊猫外交
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A zoo in Memphis, Tennessee, is returning two giant pandas that had been on loan from China for 20 years, 1 (prompt) celebrations by animal advocates who said the health of the animals had worsened due to neglect.
The announcement on Wednesday came after months of 2 (criticise) by In Defense of Animals (IDA) and other advocacy groups that have accused the zoo of providing inadequate care to the pandas, Ya Ya and Le Le. Critics called on the zoo 3 (provide) them with better food, more uncaged time and 4 (ultimate) a transfer to a panda refuge. IDA posted a video on Twitter in February 5 showed the pandas pacing in circles around their enclosure as proof they were suffering from “physical, mental and 6 (emotion) deprivation.”
7 spokesperson for the zoo said the decision to return the pandas to China had nothing to do with pressure from animal advocates. China requires foreign zoos that 8 (host) pandas on loan to allow older animals to spend their final days 9 Chinese soil. At 24 and 22, respectively, Le Le and Ya Ya 10 (exceed) the giant panda life expectancy in the wild by almost 10 years, according to the spokesperson.
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Giant panda, also called panda bear, bearlike mammal inhabiting bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. Its striking coat of black and white, 1 (combine) with a bulky body and round face, gives it a captivating 2 (appear) that has endeared it to people worldwide. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, fewer than 1,900 pandas 3 (think) to remain in the wild.
Large males may attain 1.8 metres (6 feet) in length and weigh more than 100 kg (220 pounds); females are usually 4 (small). Round black ears and black eye patches stand out agai