July 5, 2012
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Check out what happened when Panda Awareness Week launched with 108 ‘bears’ performing Tai Chi in Trafalgar Square. The performers, dressed in giant panda costumes, danced a specially choreographed Tai Chi-inspired routine to mark the first ever Panda Awareness Week. Pandas, one of the world’s most endangered species with less than 1,600 left in the wild, are threatened largely by habitat loss. Many efforts to increase their numbers are taking place at special breeding centres, such as Chengdu Panda Base in China. The centre started out with only six pandas initially, but its numbers have grown considerably. There are now a total of 108 living in Chengdu base – the same number reflected in Wednesday’s performance. ”Pandas used to be really difficult to breed in …