2 Red Pandas Die; Rat Poison Suspected
From Times Wire Reports
Two red pandas were found dead inside their exhibit at the National Zoo, and three employees who went inside the enclosure fell ill.
Zoo officials are investigating whether rat poison used at the zoological park may have played a role. The adult male red pandas, about the size of large house cats, are unrelated to the giant pandas.
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