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Posted by Jennifer on November 23rd, 2008

Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug

By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, November 22, 2008
(11-22) 07:18 PST BEIJING, China (AP) –

A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear’s enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday.

The student was visiting Qixing Park with classmates on Friday when he jumped the 6.5-foot (2-meter) -high fence around the panda’s habitat, said the park employee, who refused to give his name.

The park in Guilin, a popular tourist town in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, houses a small zoo and a panda exhibit. It was virtually deserted when the student scaled the fence surrounding the panda, named Yang Yang, the employee said.
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