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SYMHC Classics: Ruth Harkness and the First Panda in the U.S.

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Importance of Captivity in Conservation and Preservation

In a two thousand four census, it was estimated that there were only around 16 hundred giant pandas in the wild, and b 300 in zoos. Female pandas really can have trouble conceiving - their fertility windows are very narrow. Because of their reclusive natures, though, almost everything we know about these endangered bears is from the study of captive animals.

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