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UNCOVERED: Adelaide zoo - The Untold Story

Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions

For weeks, the story of Punch the monkey has tugged at heartstrings around the world. Videos of this lonely baby monkey at Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo have triggered global outpourings of empathy, grief and outrage.

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Panda-mania: PM gushes over 'great friend of Australia'

China's warm and fuzzy reception for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been sealed with a visit to a panda centre in Chengdu.

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Giant pandas debut at Adelaide Zoo

Australia's new giant pandas have debuted at Adelaide Zoo, delighting crowds as political leaders hailed them as a symbol of stronger relations with China.

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Bare emotions as panda keepers say goodbye

Wang Wang and Fu Ni are in quarantine and preparing to leave Adelaide to return to China.

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Public outcry as Australian zoo euthanises healthy lioness because her male partner died

Adelaide Zoo claims Amani was euthanised as negative impacts on her welfare ‘outweighed any benefits of keeping the lioness alive’

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Adelaide zoo in mourning as pair of African lions with ‘remarkable’ bond euthanised

Zoo says Mujambi, who suffered a medical episode, had been with lioness Amani for 16 years

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Heatbroken lioness euthanised after partner's death

Adelaide Zoo vets have euthanised the oldest lioness in Australia after her pride partner died following a medical episode.

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Giant panda diplomacy continues with new couple in SA

A new pair of pandas will take up residence at Adelaide Zoo as part of a swap announced during a Chinese state visit to Australia earlier this year.

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China Says Relations With Australia Back 'On The Right Track'

China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived to a grand ceremonial welcome at Parliament House in Canberra.

International Business Times

Charming ambassadors with big appetites and universal appeal: China’s long history of ‘panda diplomacy’

During his visit to the Adelaide Zoo on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that two “equally beautiful, lively, cute, and younger” pandas would be given to Australia to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who will return to China later this year after calling Adelaide home for 15 years.

The Conversation

Grand Welcome For China's Li In Canberra Ahead Of Tricky Talks

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will receive a grand ceremonial welcome at Australia's parliament on Monday, the prelude to thorny talks expected to raise recent military confrontations and rising regional tensions.

International Business Times

Panda diplomacy reins as zoo awaits new residents

Adelaide Zoo will welcome two new residents in a panda swap as the China's second-highest ranking diplomat kicks off his first visit in seven years.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang's Diplomatic Mission In Australia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Australia aims to strengthen bilateral ties through trade, investment, and security cooperation, addressing challenges ...

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Chinese premier flies to Australia after New Zealand visit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is due to arrive in Australia soon on a relations-mending mission

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Panda diplomacy: Chinese premier Li Qiang could announce two new rare bears for Australia during state visit

Wang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they may be replaced

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Panda delight as top China diplomat bears good news

One of Australia's most popular zoological attractions is sticking around with China set to extend its panda lease program at Adelaide Zoo.

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Severe heatwave conditions prompt complacency warning

South Australia faces severe heatwave conditions for the first time in three years, prompting health warnings and frozen treats for pandas.

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Panda breeding hopes dashed at Adelaide Zoo after suspected 'pseudopregnancy'

Adelaide Zoo has confirmed that the latest attempt to artificially inseminate resident female giant panda Fu Ni has been unsuccessful, with staff "obviously disappointed that there will be no cub this year".

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Adelaide Zoo panda enclosure breached by high school student who dropped mobile phone

Months after a red panda climbed out of Adelaide Zoo, there has been another breach involving the zoo's giant pandas — this time by someone climbing in.

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Rare Sumatran tiger mum to welcome cubs after tragic year for Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo is getting set for the pitter-patter of tiny paws and claws, months after the tragic deaths of nine animals at the zoo. There are less than 400 Sumatran tigers in the wild.

Evening Standard

Wallabies and quokkas found dead at Australia’s Adelaide Zoo in mysterious tragedy

A full investigation is underway, with ‘plant toxicity’ suspected as the cause

The Independent UK

Red panda found in fig tree after escaping Australian zoo

A red panda that spent two days on the lam after escaping from an Australian zoo was recaptured after he was spotted hanging out in a fig tree in a nearby park

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The World’s Most Athletic Panda Who Escaped Adelaide Zoo Has Finally Been Found After 48 Hours

He would’ve crushed the Comm Games gymnastics.

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Red panda escapes Adelaide Zoo, found in tree at Botanic Park two days later

A red panda who escaped from Adelaide Zoo on Friday has been found up a tree at an adjacent park on Sunday morning. Keepers finally retrieved the animal this afternoon, surrounding the tree with blankets to catch him.

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Meet Australia's oldest little penguin, who has fathered chicks across the country

Just shy of 21 years old, Gordon is the oldest Australian little penguin on record and is still maintaining an active love life despite his age.

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