Photo: First Giant Panda Is Released Into the Wild

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A crowd looks on as Xiang Xiang, a four-year-old male panda raised at the Panda Center in Wolong, is released in China's Sichuan Province this morning. The event marks the first time a panda raised in captivity has been released into the wild.

Photograph courtesy Associated Press/Color China Photo

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