Quotes of the Day
Thursday, May. 31, 2007
We...thought that a strong male panda would have a better chance of surviving in the harsh natural environment. But the other male pandas clearly saw Xiang Xiang as a threat.
- LI DESHENG
- deputy director of the Wolong Giant Panda Research Centre, on the February death of Xiang Xiang, the first Chinese panda bred in captivity and released into the wild
Photo: Liu Jin / AFP / Getty | Source: BBC