Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Two birthday cakes. Five posters. Countless fans. A superstar shows up and the fans start screaming. It's not a celebrity's meet-and-greet session at a concert, but rather the birthday bash of a giant panda in Taiwan. On Friday, giant panda Yuanzai celebrated its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, drawing large crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the chubby bear. Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. [Photo/Xinhua] The animal showed up at the zoo's Giant Panda House around 9:20 am, and fans immediately used their phones to record every move of the cute animal. It played around, and at one point, climbed up a platform and started to play with the posters on the ceiling, generating quite a buzz among the visitors. It is so cute! said a visitor surnamed Chung. I came here early to see Yuanzai. Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. The female, Yuanyuan, gave birth to Yuanzai in 2013. I have been following the pandas' news since they arrived in Taiwan, Chung said. We even formed a fanclub on Facebook, which updates everything about the pandas. Another visitor surnamed Li brought his daughter to the zoo to see Yuanzai. We heard in newspapers and on TV about Yuanzai's birthday, Li said. My daughter adores pandas. Wang Yi-min, with Taipei Zoo, said they frequently invited experts from the mainland to help with the protection and insemination of the pandas. It is an honor to be part of the protection efforts of giant pandas, she said. We hope to have more cooperation with experts from the mainland to help protect the animals. wellies and wristbands 2017logo wristbandsrubber wristbandscool wristbandsrubber bracelets cheap
MANILA -- At least 36 bodies were found inside a casino hotel that was set on fire by a lone gunman, the Philippine police said on Friday. "Some of the bodies were found inside the casino on the second floor. Some of them were found inside the comfort room on the casino," Southern Police District chief Tomas Apolinario told CNN Philippines. He said they were still determining whether the dead were casino players or employees. Earlier report put the death toll at 34. None of the dead sustained gunshot wound, the police official said, adding they died of suffocation. "I think the fire quickly spread because the suspect used either gasoline or kerosene to start the fire," he said. The gunman, who opened fire and burned part of the casino, killed himself, according to the police. Bases on initial report, Apolinario said the suspect sustained an "exit gunshot wound" in the head. "The way the body was found has rifle pointing at his chin, indicating he set himself on fire and he shot himself," he said. There are still areas that cannot be accessed because of the toxic fumes, he said. "As far as danger and threat are concerned the building is already cleared," he said. He said the police "are conducting continued investigations into the incident and ascertain the identity of the suspect." "We are still investigating if he has accomplice in committing the crime but initial reports and evidence point that the suspect was alone," Apolinario said.
