Yangon (AFP) - Doubts were cast Monday over a poignant tale of a rescued panda donated to a Mandalay zoo, after an expert said a photo in Myanmar's state media showed a creature that more closely resembled a black bear.
The "Himalayan panda" -- a term sometimes used for the small copper-furred red panda -- was found in a remote area of eastern Shan state near the border with Thailand, according to the state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar.
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