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By BETTY DEBNAM
Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling Do Their Zoo Thing!.
• On April 16, 1972, the male panda, HsingHsing (pronounced shing-shing), and the
female panda, Ling-Ling, arrived at the Na- ·
tional Zoo in Washington. A goodwill gift
from the People's Republic of China, they
soon became one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country.
• The pandas live in a large, air conditioned Panda House. Because their house
and outdoor yard is being ' remodeled, the
pandas will be kept indoors all summer.
When the yard is finished, it will be planted
with bamboo, grass and shade trees.
Panda pictures courtesy
the Smithsonian Institution
To panda watchers it is quite
obvious that Ling-Ling and
Hsing -Hsing like each other
very much. They have never
been put together, but are
separa ted by walls and wire
fences.
• Pandas usually have one baby at a time.
It weighs about four ounces at birth.
• In the wild, pandas usually live alone
and pair up only during the breeding season
which lasts for a month during the spring.
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• Pandas come from the mountains of
China where the weather is cold and rainy
all year around.
• When they are full grown, pandas weigh
around 300 pounds and measure about six
feet from the tip of their noses to the end.
of their tails.
• In captivity, pandas are fed bamboo,
bread, fruit, cereal, vegetables, eggs, chicken, vitamins, salt, honey and raisins.
Pandas can pick food with their front paws
and carry it to their mouths. Sometimes
they eat while lying on their backs.
Ling -Ling is the more friendly
of the pandas.
Above, she takes a bath in a
panda.:.size wooden bucket.
This is how you
• If you are planning to visit the pandas,
try to be there at their feeding times, 9:30
in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.
They are most active then and might be
asleep at other times.
• The pandas live in cages right next to
each other and are separated by a wall indoors and a fence outdoors.
• Though it is unusual to breed pandas in
zoos, it is hoped that Ling Ling and HsingHsing will become parents when they become full grown, about 16 to 22 months.
Stuffed pandas have been a favorite of
children for years. With the arrival of
Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, the sale of
these popular toys has hit record highs.
• Young pandas often climb trees. Adults
do, too, once in a while, but they are
clumsy. Pandas can lean against something
and push themselves into standing position,
but they do not walk on their hind legs as
some bears do.
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Super Sport: Chi Chi Rodriguez
Chi Chi Rodriguez, once the
biggest clown in professional
golf, is joking less and concentrating more on the game. As
a result, Chi Chi won $113,000
in 1972. Rodriguez, who is five
feet, seven inches tall and
weighs 120 pounds, grew up in
Puerto Rico. He taught himself how to play golf. Chi Chi
made balls out of tin cans.and
clubs out of guava trees. Rodriguez also overcame a critical
childhood illness. Chi Chi is a
very religious man and says
God has done a great deal for
him.
He
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Don't let your desserts go out undressed. Reddi-Wip makes them taste their best!
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words. Ask Mom to see if you're right!
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Pictures courtesy the Smithsonian Institution
• Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing are called "giant
pandas," although they aren't as large as this term
would lead you to believe.
• Though some scientists dis~gree, pandas are usually classified as members of the raccoon family and
not the bear family.
• The lesser panda is a relative of the giant panda.
Though not as famous, a family of four lives in the
Washington Zoo.
• Lesser pandas are different from giant pandas
in many ways. They are smaller. Giant pandas are
black and white, lesser pandas are chestnut with
cream colored faces. Their tails are full and have
bands. In the wild, lesser pandas travel in pairs or in
family groups.
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• The giant pandas are found only in China, the
lesser pandas live in the Himalayas from Nepal and
Sikkim eastwards to upper Bu~ma and southern .
China. They live higher in the mountains and like a
colder climate than the giant. pandas do.
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Newsmakers:
The Leaders of China
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Mao-Tse-tung (MAH-o-dzuhdoong) is the Communist leader
of the People's Republic of China;
He is very old now. He was in
charge of the Communist army
that took over China in 1949.
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Premier Chou En-Iai (jon-en-Iye)
is in charge of China's dealings
with other countries. He has been
a friend and aid to Mao-Tse-tung
for years.
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