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January 7, 2005

Jianguo "Jack" Liu of Michigan State University points out panda "table scraps".

Jianguo "Jack" Liu of Michigan State University points out panda "table scraps" -- pieces of chewed bamboo stems. Since pandas in the wild are so rare, researchers rely on these clues to track panda activity in the Wolong Reserve.

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University


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