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13:53, 22-Nov-2017
Checkups show two giant pandas qualified to be released into wild
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Chinese researchers on Tuesday wrapped up physical checkups for two giant pandas captured one day earlier in a protection base in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The results showed that both giant pandas are in good shape and ready to be released into Liziping Nature Reserve on Thursday under a program to help rebuild the wild panda population.
They have received two years of survival training in the protection base at Wolong National Nature Reserve of Sichuan.
Ba Xi, the male, was born on July 26, 2015, and Ying Xue, the female, is just 14 days old.
Among the checkups were blood pressure, blood samples and ultrasound checks.
They will be the second pair released into the wild.
Last October, three-year-old Hua Yan and two-year-old Zhang Meng, bred in captivity, were released into Liziping Nature Reserve.