Panda cubs will not return to China in May, says Zoo Negara


Giant panda cub Yi Yi enjoying her afternoon at the National Zoo's Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC) after her naming ceremony was officiated by Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar.

PETALING JAYA: Zoo Negara's panda cubs Yi Yi and Sheng Yi will not be returned to China next month.

China Press reported that the zoo's Giant Panda Conservation Centre director Dr Mat Naim Ramli said that Malaysia and China had yet to agree on a date for the “homecoming”.

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