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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Quake-Hit Panda Center May Move to Safer Ground


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Pandas are seen at the damaged breeding center in Wolong, China, on May 23, 2008, two weeks after a magnitude 8 quake devastated the region.

With bamboo supplies cut off due to landslides and the threat of more aftershocks still looming, the center's chief is considering moving the endangered animals a safer, yet-to-be-determined location.

Photograph by Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images