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Panda released into wild

Sichuan (CHINA): China sent an artificially-raised giant panda into the wild in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday morning. Four-year-old Xiang Xiang, the human-raised male giant panda, became the first giant panda raised in captivity that has been released to its natural home in China. It was also the first release of captive-raised giant panda in the world. When the door of its cage opened at the hillside more than 2,700 metres above the sea level, Xiang Xiang hesitated for a second, then walked slowly for a few steps and eventually ran in to a bamboo forest 10 metres away. Weighing 83 kg and measuring 1.1 metres, Xiang Xiang, meaning ``auspicious'' in Chinese, looked healthy and energetic and it seemed to be excited to go back to its natural home. — Xinhua

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