How London Zoo pandas’ lives depended on a little village in Cornwall


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Deep in the heart of Cornwall, Lanivet is distinguished not only by its friendly welcome but by the panda that is the village’s enduring symbol. The distinctive black and white bear sits proudly on the pub sign, as well as being the emblem for the primary school and featuring in the names of local sports teams and even more recently the annual Pandafest music festival. The surprising reason behind it dates back to late in 1938 when London Zoo welcomed its first three resident pandas. Baby Ming and adults Tang and Sung were natives of China, more than 7,500km away,...