$6 million Love Shack for Pandas!!
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
September 8, 2007 8:07am CST
I can't wait to see these Pandas...as it's our zoo!!
"ADELAIDE Zoo is building a $6 million love shack for two rare giant pandas which will arrive from China in 2009.
Two-year-old Wang Wang and one-year-old mate Funi are coming to Australia to breed as part of a global survival program.
Their stay will cost about $60,000 a year in zookeeping fees.
In Sydney yesterday, Chinese President Hu Jintao said it was the first time that a pair of giant pandas had been settled in the southern hemisphere.
"I believe that this will certainly become a new symbol of our friendship," he said. "
Read the full story here:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22375962-2682,00.html
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
8 Sep 07
Now at 6 Milliojn that is going to be one great house huh? I love seeing Pandas. I guess they are hard to keep in zoos as a mating pair. I wish your zoo all the best when this pair does arrive.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
It's a very expensive house!! This will be a great attraction to our zoo.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I don't think so but, is this the Zoo run by the Irwins?
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
10 Sep 07
No, it is not. The Irwan zoo is in Queensland. Our zoo would be run by the Government. Actually it is an excellent zoo.
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
8 Sep 07
I really enjoy zoos, and they are becoming more and more a part of our survival breeding programs, not just an entertainment. I am sure you will take pictures when you go.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
Absolutely I will take photos. They didn't say when the pandas are arriving.
