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Goodbye 'Super Papa': Japan Bids Teary Farewell to Pandas Sent to Reserve in China
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Pandas, which reproduce rarely in the wild, remain among the world’s most threatened species
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Japanese bid farewell to beloved panda returning to China
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Goodbye 'Super Papa': Japan Bids Teary Farewell to Pandas Sent to Reserve in China
Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week, with some visitors shedding tears.
Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance Sunday before flying to her home country, China.
Japanese panda fans bid teary farewells to their idols Xiang Xiang, "super papa" Eimei and his twin daughters who were sent to China on Tuesday to swap their home at the zoo for a protected facility in Sichuan province.
Xiang Xiang, a Japan-born giant panda, has attracted many visitors to a Tokyo zoo since her birth in 2017. But now is time to say goodbye, as Japan sends her to a protected facility in southwestern China.
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