Panda gives birth at San Diego Zoo

时间：2007-08-07 03:20:18

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Bai Yun, a giant panda at the San Diego Zoo in Southern California.
 
Aug.6 - Bai Yun, a giant panda at the San Diego Zoo in Southern California, has given birth to a healthy cub1, her fourth offspring, zoo officials said on Saturday.

 

The father is Gao Gao, also at the zoo, said the officials, adding that the cub's gender2 will not be determined3 for months.

 

Bai Yun gave the birth on Friday, said the officials who refused to be named.

 

The cub will stay off exhibit for several months, according to the officials, who refused to be named.

 

Bai Yun, 16, had given births to three cubs4 at the zoo before. They were Hua Mei in 1999, Mei Sheng in 2003 and Su Lin in 2005.

 

Including the cub, the San Diego Zoo has five pandas, more than any other U.S. zoo.

 

In an effort to impact the decline of wild populations, the Zoo, working with the World Wildlife Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the China Wildlife Conservation Association, and the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens, has committed significant resources to the long-term study of giant pandas in captivity5 and in situ conservation efforts to reverse the situation.

 

It is estimated that there are approximately 1,600 giant pandas left in the world due to habitat destruction and fragmentation, bamboo depletion6, and poaching. The San Diego Zoo contributes more than 1 million dollars each year to China, part of which is designated for wild habitat protection projects.

 

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1 cub ny5xt     
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
  • The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
  • The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
2 gender slSyD     
n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性
参考例句：
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
3 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
4 cubs 01d925a0dc25c0b909e51536316e8697     
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
6 depletion qmcz2     
n.耗尽，枯竭
参考例句：
  • Increased consumption of water has led to rapid depletion of groundwater reserves.用水量的增加导致了地下水贮备迅速枯竭。
  • Farmers should rotate crops every season to prevent depletion of the soil.农夫每季应该要轮耕，以免耗尽土壤。

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