London panda becomes father in Mexico
- Title
- London panda becomes father in Mexico
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 3 Jul 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:18
- Description
- Dr Jo Gipps, Curator of Mammals at London Zoo, talks about the successful breeding loan of a male panda to a zoo in Mexico. The panda, named Chia Chia, had visited Chapultepec Zoo and successfully mated with their eldest female panda. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Jo Gipps
- Keywords
- London; London Zoo; Zoological gardens; Captive animals; Animals; Mexico; Mammals; Pandas; Chapultepec Zoo; Chia Chia (panda)
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LBC/IRN, "London panda becomes father in Mexico". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006100412010 (Accessed 08 Jun 2025)