Taiwan panda cub makes her public debut
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Raw: Giant panda cub gets comfy in her new home
Taiwan-born giant panda cub "Yuan Zai" moves to her new home on December 24 in Taipei Zoo before making public debut on January 6, next year. (Dec. 25)
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- The debut of Taiwan%27s six-month-old giant panda had long been anticipated
- Yuan Zai showed off her climbing skills before retreating to her mother%27s embrace
- Zoo officials say they will be able to accommodate 19%2C000 daily visitors
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's six-month-old giant panda has been unveiled to her adoring public, as long lines of children of all ages queued up at the Taipei zoo to see the cub cavorting around her cage with an understandably protective mother.
Yuan Zai's Monday debut had long been anticipated on this island of 23 million people.
Zoo officials say they will be able to accommodate 19,000 daily visitors to see Yuan Zai, whose mother Yuan Yuan and father Tuan Tuan came to Taiwan from China in late 2008.
With delighted visitors passing in front of her cage, Yuan Zai showed off her climbing skills before retreating to Yuan Yuan's embrace, and then heading off for a nap.