Speaking of pandas! Check out the first pic.
And a few more animals in the news.
1) Chinese researchers take care of twin giant panda cubs at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 9, 2005. Giant panda Guo Guo gave birth to twin cubs July 8, 2005. Guo Guo and the twin cubs are doing well, according to the center. Picture taken on July 9, 2005.
2) A lion nuzzles a lioness in an enclosure at Mirpur Zoo in Dhaka. The Bangladeshi zoo is to introduce birth control after a series of unplanned births resulted in 36 tigers and lions living in a space meant for only 16 animals, officials said.
3) (See? There's someone for everyone (or something). ) A pair of rare dwarf Brahman cattle, Thong Khaow, left, and Thong Kham, right, are married in a traditional Thai ceremony featuring processions and a banquet for more than 2,000 human guests at a cattle market in central Sa Kaew province on Sunday, July 10, 2005. The owner of the bull, Thong Kham, offered a dowry of fresh grass, hay, maize and 100,000 baht (US$2,400, euro2,000)at the promotional event for the two rare animals.
4) (Hey, Heather! Ever run into a traffic jam like this? ) Sheep block a country road as they search for feed along the road's edge near Boorowa, about 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Sydney, May 31, 2005. Australian drovers are heading home with tens of thousands of cattle and sheep which have been wandering country roadsides for months, foraging for feed during one of the worst droughts on record. Photo taken May 31, 2005.
5) A leopard shuns its chicken lunch (top). Police commandos shot dead a snow leopard which reportedly killed six women in northwestern Pakistan. July 11, 2005.
And a few more animals in the news.
1) Chinese researchers take care of twin giant panda cubs at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 9, 2005. Giant panda Guo Guo gave birth to twin cubs July 8, 2005. Guo Guo and the twin cubs are doing well, according to the center. Picture taken on July 9, 2005.
2) A lion nuzzles a lioness in an enclosure at Mirpur Zoo in Dhaka. The Bangladeshi zoo is to introduce birth control after a series of unplanned births resulted in 36 tigers and lions living in a space meant for only 16 animals, officials said.
3) (See? There's someone for everyone (or something). ) A pair of rare dwarf Brahman cattle, Thong Khaow, left, and Thong Kham, right, are married in a traditional Thai ceremony featuring processions and a banquet for more than 2,000 human guests at a cattle market in central Sa Kaew province on Sunday, July 10, 2005. The owner of the bull, Thong Kham, offered a dowry of fresh grass, hay, maize and 100,000 baht (US$2,400, euro2,000)at the promotional event for the two rare animals.
4) (Hey, Heather! Ever run into a traffic jam like this? ) Sheep block a country road as they search for feed along the road's edge near Boorowa, about 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Sydney, May 31, 2005. Australian drovers are heading home with tens of thousands of cattle and sheep which have been wandering country roadsides for months, foraging for feed during one of the worst droughts on record. Photo taken May 31, 2005.
5) A leopard shuns its chicken lunch (top). Police commandos shot dead a snow leopard which reportedly killed six women in northwestern Pakistan. July 11, 2005.