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Birth of Wu Yi

Wu Yi was born weighing only 51 grams — the world's lightest newborn panda. So tiny his mother didn't notice him, keepers rescued him from hypothermia and nursed him to health.

August 7, 2006

Location: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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Wu Yi

五一

Alive

19 years old

China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base

Wu Yi (五一), studbook #630, is a male giant panda born August 7, 2006 at Chengdu Base, weighing only 51 grams — the light...

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