The Sex Lives of Giant Pandas
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The Panda Paradox: Love and Loss
This chapter explores the fascination and challenges surrounding the breeding of giant pandas in captivity, focusing on their arrival at a zoo in 1972. It discusses the biological and behavioral intricacies that make panda reproduction difficult, alongside the public's emotional investment in their conservation. Through personal anecdotes and breeding efforts involving Ling Ling and Xing Xing, the chapter reflects the hope and heartbreak experienced in the pursuit of panda propagation.
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