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Life sized "Po" characters from Dreamworks Animation's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:47:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Life sized "Po" characters from Dreamworks Animation's film "Kung Fu Panda" stand on the pier during a beach photo call for the film at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in this May 14, 2008 file photo. Dreamworks stable of animated characters are about take a leap forward into 3-D films that can be made cheaper, faster and more vivid with a new generation of chips that crunch huge amounts of data faster than ever, Katzenberg told tech company CEOs November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/Files (FRANCE ENTERTAINMENT)

Panda cub named Fu Long (happy dragon) sits in his cage on November ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:08:23 GMT

(AFP/File) - Panda cub named Fu Long (happy dragon) sits in his cage on November 12. Fu Long, Europe's first panda to be naturally conceived in captivity, left his home of two years at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo on Wednesday for a reserve in China.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, an 18-month old ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:49:33 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, an 18-month old panda bear is trained to walk on its hind legs to build strength ahead of the crucial mating season at a wild animal rescue and research center in Zhouzhi county in northwestern China's Shaanxi province. (AP Photo)

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, an 18-month old ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:48:44 GMT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, an 18-month old ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:48:06 GMT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, An 18-month old ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:53 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, An 18-month old panda bear is trained to walk on its hind legs to build strength ahead of the crucial mating season at a wild animal rescue and research center in Zhouzhi county in northwestern China's Shaanxi province. (AP Photo)

The San Diego Zoo�s 15-week-old giant panda is photographed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:47:32 GMT

(Reuters) - The San Diego Zoo�s 15-week-old giant panda is photographed during his weekly veterinary exam in San Diego, California, November 17, 2009. The giant panda pup was named Yun Zi, which in Chinese means �son of cloud.� Yun Zi was one of five names posted on the zoo�s website during a four-day period in which people around the world could vote. �Son of cloud� received 28 percent of the 17,526 votes cast, beating out names that meant blissful San Diego, little dragon, extraordinary bear and eternally blessed. The name �son of cloud� recognizes his mother, Bai Yun, whose name means �white cloud.� REUTERS/Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo/Handout (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Douglas Myers, right, CEO of the Zoological Society of San ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:44 GMT

(AP) - Douglas Myers, right, CEO of the Zoological Society of San Diego, with the assistance of Sun Weide, left, Vice Consul General from the Chinese Consulate, Berit Durler, President of the Zoological Society, and Ron Swaisgood, Ph.D., co-head of the San Diego Zoo's Giant Panda Conservation Unit, announces the name given to the newest giant panda born at the zoo during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in San Diego. The Panda, born Aug. 5 this year was named Yun Zi, which means 'Son of Cloud'. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's 15-week-old ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:53:54 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's 15-week-old giant panda receiving his weekly veterinary exam and bestowed a name in recognition of his mother. The Chinese name, Yun Zi, which means 'Son of Cloud,' was one of five names posted on the Zoo's Web site during a four-day period in which people around the world could vote. 'Son of Cloud' received 28 percent of the 17,526 votes cast, beating out names that meant blissful San Diego, little dragon, extraordinary bear and eternally blessed. The name 'Son of Cloud' recognizes his mother, Bai Yun, whose name means 'white cloud.' (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn)

FILE - This Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 image provided by the San ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:41 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's panda cub during a physical exam in San Diego. Zoo officials on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 announced that the 3-month-old black-and-white ball of fur will be called Yun Zi (YUN ZIH), which is Chinese for 'Son of Cloud.' (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn)

VIDEO: Panda still feel China quake aftershocks. Originally ...

(afp.com) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:06 GMT

(afp.com) - VIDEO: Panda still feel China quake aftershocks. Originally filed: 080509. Duration: 01:48(afp.com)

A Giant panda is seen at a panda breeding research centre in ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Giant panda is seen at a panda breeding research centre in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province, in 2008. China has started construction on a new research centre to help captive pandas adapt to the wild with a view to releasing them into nature, state media reported.(AFP/File/Str)

Giant pandas are seen at a panda breeding research centre in ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:18:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Giant pandas are seen at a panda breeding research centre in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province, in 2008. China has started construction on a new research centre to help captive pandas adapt to the wild with a view to releasing them into nature, state media reported.(AFP/File)

The San Diego Zoo's panda cub, which has marked a milestone ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:50:32 GMT

(Reuters) - The San Diego Zoo's panda cub, which has marked a milestone by cutting his first two teeth � the lower canines � near the front of his mouth, is seen in this handout photograph taken and released November 12, 2009. The discovery came during a weekly veterinary exam on Thursday. The male cub, which turned 99-days-old on Thursday, weighed 12.5 pounds and was two-feet-long from head to tail. REUTERS/Ken Bohn,/San Diego Zoo/Handout (UNITED STATES SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's panda ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:50:54 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's panda cub during a physical exam Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 in San Diego. The exam was marked by the discovery of the cub's two new front teeth. The male cub, which turned 99 days old on Thursday, weighed 12.5 pounds and was two feet long from head to tail. Following Chinese tradition, pandas go unnamed until they reach 100 days and the zoo will host a public naming ceremony on Nov. 17. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn)

Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo animal keepers hold a cage with ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:46:24 GMT

(AFP) - Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo animal keepers hold a cage with the Panda cub named Fu Long (happy dragon). Fu Long the panda, Europe's first to be conceived naturally while in captivity, is to leave his home town of Vienna for China next week, the Schoenbrunn Zoo in the Austrian capital said Thursday.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)

Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:23:06 GMT

(AP) - Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Fu Long will leave Austria on Nov. 18 for a panda habitat in Chengdu in the Chinese province of Sichuan. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss)

China's President Hu Jintao (L) and Singapore's Prime ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:30:13 GMT

(Reuters) - China's President Hu Jintao (L) and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (3rd L) applaud as Singapore's Wildlife reserves chairman Claire Chang (4th R) and Yang Baijin (2nd L), Secretary General of China Wildlife Conservation Association exchange documents of an agreement for conservation and research of the giant panda in Singapore November 12, 2009. Hu is in Singapore on a state visit before the APEC Summit. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE POLITICS)

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, Tuan ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:48:26 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, the two giant panda from China, are displayed their new enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. After inspecting the pandas at the Taipei Zoo on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, Chinese panda expert Zhang Hemin suggested a separation of a month or two might rekindle the affection needed to reproduce. (AP Photo/Guo Ru-hsiao, Pool, File)

This Nov. 5, 2009 photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:37:21 GMT

(AP) - This Nov. 5, 2009 photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows a 13-week-old giant panda cub during his weekly exam. His name, which was voted on by thousands of people, will be announced during a ceremony on Nov. 17. The male cub is the fifth giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo. The first surviving giant panda born in the United States was born in San Diego in 1999, followed by cubs in 2003, 2005, 2007, and most recently this cub, born on Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo)

File photo of two giant pandas from China, Tuan Tuan and Yuan ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:03:07 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - File photo of two giant pandas from China, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, are displayed in their enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Muzha. A Chinese panda expert has vowed to lend Taiwan a helping hand after two members of the low-libido species spent nearly a year at Taipei Zoo showing no inclination to breed, local media said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Guo Ru-Hsiao)

This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows 12-week-old giant ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:50:41 GMT

(AP) - This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows 12-week-old giant panda looking at his caretakers during the cub's weekly checkup, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 in San Diego. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 31, through Tuesday, Nov. 3, visitors to www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam will be able to vote for a name for the now 10-pound cub. The name with the most votes will be announced during a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The male cub is the fifth giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo. (AP Photo/Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo)

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder hugs a giant panda ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:36:34 GMT

(AP) - Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder hugs a giant panda during a visit at the Chengdu Giant Panda Base in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (AP Photo)