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Beijing panda bites third tourist | Beijing panda bites third tourist |
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A panda at the Beijing zoo has bitten a tourist for the third time in two years, causing leg injuries. | A panda at the Beijing zoo has bitten a tourist for the third time in two years, causing leg injuries. |
Gu Gu the panda had to have his jaws forced open to free the man, who had jumped in to retrieve his son's toy. | Gu Gu the panda had to have his jaws forced open to free the man, who had jumped in to retrieve his son's toy. |
Gu Gu first bit a man in 2007, when a drunken tourist jumped into his pen and tried to hug him, then bit the panda in the back in retaliation. | Gu Gu first bit a man in 2007, when a drunken tourist jumped into his pen and tried to hug him, then bit the panda in the back in retaliation. |
Gu Gu later bit a teenager who had let curiosity about the panda's pen put him in harm's way. | Gu Gu later bit a teenager who had let curiosity about the panda's pen put him in harm's way. |
The latest incident saw the 110kg (240lb) Gu Gu maul the legs of Zhang Jiao. | |
"The panda bit into the man's right leg, and when he was done with that, he bit the left leg," the Beijing Morning Post reported. | "The panda bit into the man's right leg, and when he was done with that, he bit the left leg," the Beijing Morning Post reported. |
The panda refused to let go until zookeepers pried his jaws open with tools, said a zoo spokeswoman surnamed Gong. | The panda refused to let go until zookeepers pried his jaws open with tools, said a zoo spokeswoman surnamed Gong. |
Mr Zhang Jiao of central Anhui province suffered damage to major ligaments and is recovering from surgery. | Mr Zhang Jiao of central Anhui province suffered damage to major ligaments and is recovering from surgery. |
He may also face criminal charges for entering the panda pen. | He may also face criminal charges for entering the panda pen. |
Pandas, a national symbol of China, are mythologised as cute and cuddly but can often be violent. | Pandas, a national symbol of China, are mythologised as cute and cuddly but can often be violent. |
Scientists believe fewer than 2,000 giant pandas live in the wild in China. | Scientists believe fewer than 2,000 giant pandas live in the wild in China. |
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