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SYMHC Classics: Ruth Harkness and the First Panda in the U.S.
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Harkness and the Panda
Ruth Harkness captured three pandas in China and returned them to the wild. She was a moneyed party girl who had spent her fortune on these expeditions. But she died of acute alcoholic gastrointeritis, which is believed to have been caused by drinking. Her legacy: changing how public perceived animals like panda.
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