Homesick Panda Gets Work Break
Associated Press
CINCINNATI —
Zoo officials are giving giant panda Chia Chia five days off to see if he can overcome what they believe is homesickness.
Chia Chia went on display Friday at the start of a three-month stopover on his move from the London Zoo to Mexico City. But zoo administrators closed the exhibit the same day because the panda was staying in his den and behaving strangely.
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