http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals At the Zoo on Yahoo! News Photos Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:54:50 GMT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:54:50 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r3049610404.jpg (Reuters) - Two chimpanzees eat fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzees' wedding at the zoo which is held in one cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:54:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3049610404.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=596bw59PKm2xLrCObdvstw-- Two chimpanzees eat fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. ... (Reuters) - Two chimpanzees eat fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzees' wedding at the zoo which is held in one cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r3303278939.jpg (Reuters) - A chimpanzee plays at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzee's wedding at the zoo which is held in a cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:53:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3303278939.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=9g2T5zDrSczFSpRD_rWGyg-- A chimpanzee plays at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People ... (Reuters) - A chimpanzee plays at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzee's wedding at the zoo which is held in a cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r2972672384.jpg (Reuters) - A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzee's wedding at the zoo which is held in one cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:51:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2972672384.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=kzk6QFRM36zet04qW4G9CA-- A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. ... (Reuters) - A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. People flocked to attend the chimpanzee's wedding at the zoo which is held in one cage. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r599886129.jpg (Reuters) - A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:49:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r599886129.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Zx97oylr0U2KWK7DspDC8g-- A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. ... (Reuters) - A chimpanzee eats fruit at a zoo in Cairo, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/photos_sc_afp/1d14a44a37b9f438abce3bd9a9cc63d3 (AFP/File) - A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:40:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=DbI1ZrhIMyIBJooWewlsog-- A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, ... (AFP/File) - A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r2984740551.jpg (Reuters) - Thorn, a male giraffe, takes a reward from keeper Lizzie Bowen (L) as he receives a pedicure from another keeper at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England February 9, 2010. Keepers at the zoo are using a pioneering training technique that avoids the use of anaesthetic to treat the animal's hooves. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2984740551.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Upy9S6bwuSsR23hLl_UT7g-- Thorn, a male giraffe, takes a reward from keeper Lizzie Bowen ... (Reuters) - Thorn, a male giraffe, takes a reward from keeper Lizzie Bowen (L) as he receives a pedicure from another keeper at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England February 9, 2010. Keepers at the zoo are using a pioneering training technique that avoids the use of anaesthetic to treat the animal's hooves. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r2151884558.jpg (Reuters) - Thorn, a male giraffe, receives a pedicure from a keeper at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England February 9, 2010. Keepers at the zoo are using a pioneering training technique that avoids the use of anaesthetic to treat the animal's hooves. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2151884558.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6ZY0WOW8iJVee5LRYkl4iw-- Thorn, a male giraffe, receives a pedicure from a keeper at ... (Reuters) - Thorn, a male giraffe, receives a pedicure from a keeper at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England February 9, 2010. Keepers at the zoo are using a pioneering training technique that avoids the use of anaesthetic to treat the animal's hooves. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/e6b43151569129f2bd95df535012c37c (AFP/File) - An Indian tiger rests inside his enclosure at the zoo in Ahmedabad. Conservation group WWF-India has enlisted the support of sports stars and celebrities to raise awareness of the threat to tigers in India, citing government estimates that there are just over 1,400 tigers left in the wild.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:02:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265686878127-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=DUCEd32yN8kcKvcnFdzdcw-- An Indian tiger rests inside his enclosure at the zoo in Ahmedabad. ... (AFP/File) - An Indian tiger rests inside his enclosure at the zoo in Ahmedabad. Conservation group WWF-India has enlisted the support of sports stars and celebrities to raise awareness of the threat to tigers in India, citing government estimates that there are just over 1,400 tigers left in the wild.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r2750465584.jpg (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2750465584.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=I6mL1IR4tGukiaf6SRpc8g-- A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old ... (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r794306443.jpg (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:48:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r794306443.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=hglc6AF8qA70JxLcBM.vJw-- A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old ... (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r3501826058.jpg (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:47:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3501826058.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=Yabc7Vpt3XSPYJ5AvbFT8A-- A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old ... (Reuters) - A handout photograph released on February 9, 2010 shows a 16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo February 8, 2010. The leopard was going through its second CT scan after a 40cm tumour was found and immediately removed via surgery from the leopard's chest late last year. REUTERS/Taipei Zoo/Handout (TAIWAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/480/cd27ad3bd97f49c9b411971631f2c701 (AP) - Breath condenses around a Siberian tiger with a missing canine tooth as it yawns at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Temperatures dipped to 8 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind chill was -7. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:51:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.cd27ad3bd97f49c9b411971631f2c701.aptopix_winter_weather_nenh103.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=22ybmI5Zl.zR31VZSZWc0A-- Breath condenses around a Siberian tiger with a missing canine ... (AP) - Breath condenses around a Siberian tiger with a missing canine tooth as it yawns at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Temperatures dipped to 8 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind chill was -7. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/photos_sc_afp/5e3eb6bee8dea4968c03ec74b611d2be (AFP/POOL/File) - Senior Zoo Curator Brandie Smith feeds four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan a piece of pear shortly before the panda left the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington,DC on February 4. A Chinese auto company said Sunday it had adopted Tai Shan, a much-loved panda that has just arrived in China from its birthplace in the United States, in a 60,000-dollar corporate deal.(AFP/POOL/File/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/POOL/File) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:28:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265648063115-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qdnCe3nJypr.G02fEyFRSQ-- Senior Zoo Curator Brandie Smith feeds four and a half-year-old ... (AFP/POOL/File) - Senior Zoo Curator Brandie Smith feeds four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan a piece of pear shortly before the panda left the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington,DC on February 4. A Chinese auto company said Sunday it had adopted Tai Shan, a much-loved panda that has just arrived in China from its birthplace in the United States, in a 60,000-dollar corporate deal.(AFP/POOL/File/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/POOL/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3907683181.jpg (Reuters) - A wolf watches a bear as it lies in the snow in a zoo in Goldau, central Switzerland February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:52 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3907683181.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=w70gqe4fO597i8Nj3xD6zg-- A wolf watches a bear as it lies in the snow in a zoo in Goldau, ... (Reuters) - A wolf watches a bear as it lies in the snow in a zoo in Goldau, central Switzerland February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r1665517093.jpg (Reuters) - A wolf watches a bear in a zoo in Goldau, central Switzerland February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:56:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r1665517093.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=2lgtJC68myHkgxErTk9Eyg-- A wolf watches a bear in a zoo in Goldau, central Switzerland ... (Reuters) - A wolf watches a bear in a zoo in Goldau, central Switzerland February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/1c3607b66c2946e192541a788910ccf5 (AP) - One of three new-born endangered golden takin (budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) calfs is seen with an adult at the Zoo in Liberec, some 100 kms north of Prague, Czech Republic. Three males were born in January and joined the herd in their outside enlosure on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The golden takins' herd in Liberec is the only one kept in captivity besides those in China and Japan. (AP Photo/CTK, Radek Petrasek)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:05:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.1c3607b66c2946e192541a788910ccf5.czech_republic_zoo_takin_ctk801.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=pGxDJXfDQXSXxC8Vjf0Gfg-- One of three new-born endangered golden takin (budorcas taxicolor ... (AP) - One of three new-born endangered golden takin (budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) calfs is seen with an adult at the Zoo in Liberec, some 100 kms north of Prague, Czech Republic. Three males were born in January and joined the herd in their outside enlosure on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The golden takins' herd in Liberec is the only one kept in captivity besides those in China and Japan. (AP Photo/CTK, Radek Petrasek)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/da1316ce2c7144e5b6d50fcc06fa40fc (AP) - One of three new-born endangered golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) calfs gambols in snow at the Zoo in Liberec, some 100 kms north of Prague, Czech Republic. Three males were born in January and joined the herd in their outside enlosure on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The golden takins herd in Liberec is the only one kept in captivity besides those in China and Japan. (AP Photo/CTK, Radek Petrasek)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:05:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.da1316ce2c7144e5b6d50fcc06fa40fc.czech_republic_zoo_takin_ctk802.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=L4eL8ja9Hn.pi7WsNI9HAw-- One of three new-born endangered golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor ... (AP) - One of three new-born endangered golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) calfs gambols in snow at the Zoo in Liberec, some 100 kms north of Prague, Czech Republic. Three males were born in January and joined the herd in their outside enlosure on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The golden takins herd in Liberec is the only one kept in captivity besides those in China and Japan. (AP Photo/CTK, Radek Petrasek)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/b1a67b4c2e044fb5b54cc272b8977991 (AP) - Pupils from Boroughmuir High School come face to face with a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) through the glass during a visit to Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Monday Feb. 8, 2010. The school children met the animals as part of a new science competition, Do Something Creative, which aims to encourage pupils to take an interest in science. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:04:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.b1a67b4c2e044fb5b54cc272b8977991.aptopix_britain_meeting_tigers_lon802.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=lIIjUswAcitTD9RNVRodrw-- Pupils from Boroughmuir High School come face to face with a ... (AP) - Pupils from Boroughmuir High School come face to face with a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) through the glass during a visit to Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Monday Feb. 8, 2010. The school children met the animals as part of a new science competition, Do Something Creative, which aims to encourage pupils to take an interest in science. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/3f419279cd3e464182321eddfe716b65 (AP) - Pupils from Boroughmuir High School are eagerly watched by a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) through the glass during their visit to Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Monday Feb. 8, 2010. The school children met the animals as part of a new science competition, Do Something Creative, which aims to encourage pupils to take an interest in science. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.3f419279cd3e464182321eddfe716b65.britain_meeting_tigers_lon803.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=MdJcozllqwPX1SAk94dryw-- Pupils from Boroughmuir High School are eagerly watched by a ... (AP) - Pupils from Boroughmuir High School are eagerly watched by a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) through the glass during their visit to Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Monday Feb. 8, 2010. The school children met the animals as part of a new science competition, Do Something Creative, which aims to encourage pupils to take an interest in science. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/photos_sc_afp/1d14a44a37b9f438abce3bd9a9cc63d3 (AFP/File) - A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a Chinese zoo in Hefei, Anhui province. Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said as it voiced hope that the Year of the Tiger will not be the last for the endangered cats.(AFP/File/Str)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:25:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=XeZVRUZ8J5o2yWNV24sSfw-- A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a Chinese zoo ... (AFP/File) - A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a Chinese zoo in Hefei, Anhui province. Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said as it voiced hope that the Year of the Tiger will not be the last for the endangered cats.(AFP/File/Str)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/41af1325584e43c4804ce303e6b03c26 (AP) - Cranes are seen at a frozen lake in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:42:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.41af1325584e43c4804ce303e6b03c26.china_crane_xvt106.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=DJwNZAqh2wqbtmZI5AWmBA-- Cranes are seen at a frozen lake in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, ... (AP) - Cranes are seen at a frozen lake in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/536321057ed74eada77a76528bd55ffc (AP) - A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:42:21 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.536321057ed74eada77a76528bd55ffc.china_tiger_xvt105.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=ehjsby1SWh8I0BSqQUSn4w-- A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, ... (AP) - A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/877bdc2081964e40b42ebb57db683316 (AP) - A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:42:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.877bdc2081964e40b42ebb57db683316.china_tiger_xvt104.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=HLh1Ek5fEJW7u683InM8xw-- A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, ... (AP) - A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/4c11569771b14674a5ccb3702b807949 (AP) - A white tiger walks inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4c11569771b14674a5ccb3702b807949.china_tiger_xvt103.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=.lOvvjw1SoCw.pgAMfQhUA-- A white tiger walks inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, ... (AP) - A white tiger walks inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/6b44028882d64c8db9cbd246a821adb8 (AP) - a tiger walks inside in an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:46 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.6b44028882d64c8db9cbd246a821adb8.china_tiger_xvt102.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=KrBLIVEpGxzkJyVxtMf.UQ-- a tiger walks inside in an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, ... (AP) - a tiger walks inside in an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/481/830d9e74759f4f2f872bacc070bf4c56 (AP) - A panda eats bamboo in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:38:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.830d9e74759f4f2f872bacc070bf4c56.china_panda_xvt101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=eRQmDJYuY8f0aA8pO0X15w-- A panda eats bamboo in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, ... (AP) - A panda eats bamboo in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3962700110.jpg (Reuters) - A worker installs lanterns to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a zoo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province February 8, 2010. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of The Tiger begins on February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:57:21 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3962700110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.yzvdOqL_lOOeN7LS8126Q-- A worker installs lanterns to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar ... (Reuters) - A worker installs lanterns to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a zoo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province February 8, 2010. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of The Tiger begins on February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r225150362.jpg (Reuters) - Siberian tiger cubs are seen at the Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province February 7, 2010. China has an estimated 50 or fewer tigers left living in the wild, but efforts to stabilise one population in the bleak northeast are starting to pay off, a conservationist said on Monday. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ANNIVERSARY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:47:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r225150362.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=srWBK_YjKQIHA1h.ampodg-- Siberian tiger cubs are seen at the Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, ... (Reuters) - Siberian tiger cubs are seen at the Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province February 7, 2010. China has an estimated 50 or fewer tigers left living in the wild, but efforts to stabilise one population in the bleak northeast are starting to pay off, a conservationist said on Monday. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ANNIVERSARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r1867583899.jpg (Reuters) - A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province, February 7, 2010. The troupe will give a performance during the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year which begins on February 14. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:20:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r1867583899.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=39wNEX9EC18OKXYkfiW17w-- A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, ... (Reuters) - A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province, February 7, 2010. The troupe will give a performance during the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year which begins on February 14. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r2976869864.jpg (Reuters) - A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province February 7, 2010. The troupe will give performances during the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year which begins on February 14, 2010. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:33:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2976869864.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=EKfl0A.iFoa6A_ygGRnOGQ-- A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, ... (Reuters) - A trainer plays with a tiger at Dalian Forest Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning province February 7, 2010. The troupe will give performances during the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year which begins on February 14, 2010. Picture taken February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Chen (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r1413808096.jpg (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows one of the eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying in the arm of its 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:19:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1413808096.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=SPd10vpLdydK9mYAHi0qVQ-- A picture taken through a window shows one of the eleven day-old ... (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows one of the eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying in the arm of its 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r3644875227.jpg (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:14:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r3644875227.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=XJkDGaGpysalhyuKlV5eRQ-- A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee ... (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r3794299148.jpg (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:14:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r3794299148.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=HBZ4Vy9sZcRsmVFqxBjLlQ-- A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee ... (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r1513172710.jpg (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:12:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1513172710.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zDyHaNOtmhQZomTmGeSDrg-- A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee ... (Reuters) - A picture taken through a window shows eleven day-old male chimpanzee twin cubs lying on the body of her 29 year-old mother Brigitte at an enclosure of the Walter private zoo in the north-eastern Swiss town of Gossau February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r2400283643.jpg (Reuters) - A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun, is unveiled at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:43:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2400283643.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=TekTVq3J7ck0VVsReXFMiw-- A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese ... (Reuters) - A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun, is unveiled at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r906061063.jpg (Reuters) - A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun, is unveiled at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:40:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r906061063.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=2YfrHABHeH0YXWoBFcRoAQ-- A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese ... (Reuters) - A 30-tonne (30 000 kg) tiger sculpture made of copper, by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun, is unveiled at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r1549159293.jpg (Reuters) - Residents paint in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 as they take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations. 300 residents took part in the event which was held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:32:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1549159293.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=vBLq4qXY_264acXx3U.r9g-- Residents paint in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor ... (Reuters) - Residents paint in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 as they take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations. 300 residents took part in the event which was held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r3076812373.jpg (Reuters) - A girl paints in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 as she takes part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations. 300 residents took part in the event which was held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r3076812373.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=rHpLLdCAOHeLTgFMWxkjQw-- A girl paints in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor ... (Reuters) - A girl paints in front of a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010 as she takes part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations. 300 residents took part in the event which was held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r2214418684.jpg (Reuters) - A few of the 300 residents taking part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations gather around a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010. The event is being held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:23:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2214418684.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7nvMwYTrP2T0zNVD3gZNdg-- A few of the 300 residents taking part in an attempt to break ... (Reuters) - A few of the 300 residents taking part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people painting tigers in multiple locations gather around a tiger sculpture by Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun at Beijing Zoo February 6, 2010. The event is being held ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100205/photos_sc_afp/65a6ecba5a239f80a8680bc1cdd6b7bb (AFPTV/Pool) - US-born panda cub Tai Shan left the National Zoo in Washington, headed in grand style for a new life in China -- on board a Federal Express cargo plane. Duration: 00:55(AFPTV/Pool)

]]> (AFPTV/Pool) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:48:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265310527535-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=QEKh0CwhNUx8iLbMgrV5Hw-- US-born panda cub Tai Shan left the National Zoo in Washington, ... (AFPTV/Pool) - US-born panda cub Tai Shan left the National Zoo in Washington, headed in grand style for a new life in China -- on board a Federal Express cargo plane. Duration: 00:55(AFPTV/Pool)

]]> (AFPTV/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r229946493.jpg (Reuters) - American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province February 5, 2010. Tai Shan, the 4-year-old male panda born at the National Zoo of Washington D.C., will be transported to the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Wolong National Nature Reserve Friday evening, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:47:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r229946493.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=m.vtAcUPwFv85jrcuHbhWQ-- American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International ... (Reuters) - American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province February 5, 2010. Tai Shan, the 4-year-old male panda born at the National Zoo of Washington D.C., will be transported to the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Wolong National Nature Reserve Friday evening, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r809202679.jpg (Reuters) - American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province February 5, 2010. Tai Shan, the 4-year-old male panda born at the National Zoo of Washington D.C., will be transported to the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Wolong National Nature Reserve Friday evening, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:42:46 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r809202679.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5kjlyaUugVMew8KtmZHXXg-- American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International ... (Reuters) - American-born giant panda Tai Shan arrives at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province February 5, 2010. Tai Shan, the 4-year-old male panda born at the National Zoo of Washington D.C., will be transported to the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base of Wolong National Nature Reserve Friday evening, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100205/photos_sc_afp/0d82a551ab6f9902283e450efe35ee01 (AFP) - Panda keepers say goodbye to Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant pandas, as they prepare to send him to China in a specially designed crate prior to leaving the zoo in Washington, DC. Pandas are viewed as a national treasure in China, but they are notoriously poor breeders.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:31:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265298007309-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=epnpBWhWBO7Yx3toTqg2Jg-- Panda keepers say goodbye to Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian ... (AFP) - Panda keepers say goodbye to Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant pandas, as they prepare to send him to China in a specially designed crate prior to leaving the zoo in Washington, DC. Pandas are viewed as a national treasure in China, but they are notoriously poor breeders.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100205/photos_sc_afp/22f04626caea52bd49ded06455980353 (AFP) - Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant pandas, looks out of a specially designed crate prior to leaving the zoo in Washington, DC to be flown to China where he will participate in a panda conservation and breeding program.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:31:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265298103542-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=P5ZsRWwvOgDmUWUWoDJtYw-- Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant pandas, ... (AFP) - Tai Shan, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant pandas, looks out of a specially designed crate prior to leaving the zoo in Washington, DC to be flown to China where he will participate in a panda conservation and breeding program.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/photos_ts_afp/2e22e9513e8f94ea9b2d1786d4d3ae70 (AFP/Pool) - Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto the "FedEx Panda Express" to leave the National Zoo for China. Two US-born pandas flew off in a giant cargo plane Thursday for a new life in China as goodwill ambassadors to brighten moody US-China relations.(AFP/Pool/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:42:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265310118928-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=2M1tMPb.qOXOQ.79o1Bj0A-- Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto ... (AFP/Pool) - Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto the "FedEx Panda Express" to leave the National Zoo for China. Two US-born pandas flew off in a giant cargo plane Thursday for a new life in China as goodwill ambassadors to brighten moody US-China relations.(AFP/Pool/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/photos_ts_afp/69ee1ec12266efb44ddc6ca36373f49b (AFP/Pool) - Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto the "FedEx Panda Express" to leave the National Zoo for China in Washington, on Thursday. Two US-born pandas flew off in a giant cargo plane Thursday for a new life in China as goodwill ambassadors to brighten moody US-China relations.(AFP/Pool/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:42:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265310048616-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=An3YzP2oM2OlSJ1arhgZBg-- Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto ... (AFP/Pool) - Four and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan is loaded onto the "FedEx Panda Express" to leave the National Zoo for China in Washington, on Thursday. Two US-born pandas flew off in a giant cargo plane Thursday for a new life in China as goodwill ambassadors to brighten moody US-China relations.(AFP/Pool/Jacquelyn Martin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/480/8f1b9826cd0648338b9d4dd4fa7c20d4 (AP) - Giant panda Tai Shan is photographed right before leaving the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, POOL)

]]> (AP) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:29:52 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.8f1b9826cd0648338b9d4dd4fa7c20d4.aptopix_pandas_depart_dcjm104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=wo77geSK8KqcWsd_iytohA-- Giant panda Tai Shan is photographed right before leaving the ... (AP) - Giant panda Tai Shan is photographed right before leaving the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, POOL)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/480/0efa16990c7e439abacfd6931829f4fa (AP) - Workers secure the Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', as it arrives at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson-International Airport Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 to take Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, to China. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. The two giant pandas will become part of a breeding program in their endangered species' native land. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

]]> (AP) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:51:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.0efa16990c7e439abacfd6931829f4fa.pandas_depart_gara105.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=WAW0pXSQyLi83gHeCVDJDQ-- Workers secure the Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx ... (AP) - Workers secure the Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', as it arrives at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson-International Airport Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 to take Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, to China. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. The two giant pandas will become part of a breeding program in their endangered species' native land. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/480/6f84b2f7e32b4352a5832cb4b045dd2e (AP) - Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, is lifted onto a Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', prior to her departure from Atlanta to China Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. The two giant pandas will become part of a breeding program in their endangered species' native land. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

]]> (AP) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:47:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.6f84b2f7e32b4352a5832cb4b045dd2e.pandas_depart_gara102.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=H4S438swUslgX70ICmm9UA-- Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, is ... (AP) - Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, is lifted onto a Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', prior to her departure from Atlanta to China Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. The two giant pandas will become part of a breeding program in their endangered species' native land. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/lf/031802zooanimals/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/100204/480/ef6c8567e595411692ba8ab09cb726d3 (AP) - Mei Lan, in smaller crate, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, is delivered to a Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', prior to her departure from Atlanta to China Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

]]> (AP) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:45:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.ef6c8567e595411692ba8ab09cb726d3.pandas_depart_gara106.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=dIDvKEwgH1Q7qjHmXM9uOA-- Mei Lan, in smaller crate, a 3-year-old female giant panda from ... (AP) - Mei Lan, in smaller crate, a 3-year-old female giant panda from Zoo Atlanta, is delivered to a Federal Express cargo plane, called the 'FedEx Panda Express', prior to her departure from Atlanta to China Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Mei Lan is Zoo Atlanta's firstborn giant panda. Before heading to China, the plane will make a stop in Washington, DC, where it will pick up Tai Shan, a 4-year-old male giant panda born at the National Zoo. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

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