The smallest panda to survive known as Wu Shi Er Ke (which means 51 grams in Chinese) at one month and 20 days old rests in a plastic box. Wu Shi Er Ke now weights just over 200 grams. The panda was born at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Institute in Sichuan Province, China. The Institute had a record of ten surviving births this year. Wu Shi Er Ke was born August the 6th as a twin. Her sister weighted over double her weight and her mother called Qi Zheng was herself the first...
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The smallest panda to survive known as Wu Shi Er Ke (which means 51 grams in Chinese) at one month and 20 days old rests in a plastic box. Wu Shi Er Ke now weights just over 200 grams. The panda was born at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Institute in Sichuan Province, China. The Institute had a record of ten surviving births this year. Wu Shi Er Ke was born August the 6th as a twin. Her sister weighted over double her weight and her mother called Qi Zheng was herself the first panda baby to survive an operation. (She had 7 stitches in her stomach after her mother rejected and attacked her juist after birth 7 years ago)..26 Sep 2006
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