Japan's Only Chinese Giant Panda, Ling Ling, Departs Tokyo Zoo for Mexico
Date: 28-Jan-04
Country: JAPAN
Author: TA/RCS
Photo: TOSHIYUKI AIZAWA
Ling Ling headed for Mexico yesterday for a third attempt to impregnate three female's of the popular but endangered species.
The middle-aged Ling Ling, now 17, was sent home last year to Ueno Zoo after failing a second time to romance females at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City.