Pandas Place

SelectPlusEarthquake Pandas Move Into New HomeEarthquake Pandas Move Into New HomeThe Associated PressEight pandas are now calling Beijing home, brought there after the Chinese earthquake damaged their preserve. The pandas got acclimated to their new place before digging into bamboo. (May 24)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO vehicles pulling up with pandas]UNDER POLICE ESCORT … INSIDE THESE VANS … EIGHT PANDAS COMING TO BEIJING, AT THE END OF A LONG JOURNEY FROM A RESERVE RAVAGED BY THE CHINESE EARTHQUAKE. [Notes:VO pandas in cages, exploring pens] THEY WILL SPEND THE NEXT SIX MONTHS HERE, AT THE BEIJING ZOO. ON A SPECIAL OLYMPICS VISIT.THE PANDAS ARE BEING CLOSELY WATCHED … AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, THEY SEEMED NERVOUS, NOT EATING AS MUCH AND GETTING LESS SLEEP. THEIR HOME IN WOLONG WAS BADLY DAMAGED IN THE QUAKE – A QUAKE KILLING MORE THAN 60,000 PEOPLE. [Notes:VO MS of pandas with bamboo, crowd reaction]BUT ON THIS DAY, THESE TWO-YEAR-OLD PANDAS LOUNGED AROUND … DEVOURING BAMBOO … CHECKING OUT THEIR NEW PLACE, CHECKING OUT THE CROWD GATHERED AROUND THIS GLASS HOUSE. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:————————-VIDEO PRODUCER: Lee Powell——————————VIDEO SOURCE: AP Direct————————–VIDEO APPROVAL:——————————VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:———————————-SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: China-Earthquake-Pandas————————————

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Rambunctious juvenile pandas climb, wrestle, and play at the Panda Base outside of Chengdu, China. CI scientists and advisors accompanied a production crew from DreamWorks Animation to study panda behavior for the sequel to Kung Fu Panda. These pandas were filmed during their morning play time. They are most active in the mornings and late afternoons and pretty much sleep all day in between. The Panda Base is one of the most popular sites for visitors to Chengdu, a town trying to recover from a devastating 8.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province on May 12. CI will use DreamWorks Animation funding to help restore many of the habitats in Sichuan both pandas and people rely on for their well-being. The Panda Base was unaffected and, as you can see, the pandas are well worth a visit.

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