Giant panda

Giant panda "Xiang Xiang" is anaesthetized for a health checkup the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Research Center of China in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday. "Xiang Xiang", a four-year-old male giant panda which is bred and raised at the center, has received training for living in the wild, the first of its kind in the world. The center will release "Xiang Xiang" into the wild on April 28.