Amsterdam's Artis zoo says baby panda adopted and nursed by cat dies
In this image provided by Artis Zoo, a Dutch tabby cat nurses an orphaned red panda cub in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday July 9, 2008. The panda's mother, Gladys, rejected her two cubs after they were born on June 30. Artis zoo says a baby red panda adopted by a house cat after being rejected by its mother has died. The zoo says an autopsy on the tiny panda found its windpipe filled with milk, indicating it choked to death. In a message on its Web site Friday, July 18, 2008, the zoo says the cub was healthy until its unexpected death Thursday. The rest of its adoptive family — the tabby and her four kittens are in good condition. The zoo had hoped the panda would be able to suckle from the cat for three months before moving onto a diet of bamboo and fruit.
(AP Photo/ Artis Zoo)Baby panda adopted and nursed by cat dies
Fri Jul 18, 11:42 AM ET
Amsterdam's Artis zoo says a baby red panda adopted by a zookeeper's cat after being rejected by its mother has died.
The zoo says an autopsy on the tiny panda found its windpipe filled with milk, indicating it choked to death. The zoo had hoped the panda would be able to suckle from the cat for three months before moving onto a diet of bamboo and fruit.
The tabby cat came to the cub's rescue July 1 after it was spurned by its mother. A second cub died shortly after the cubs' birth on June 30.
In a message on its Web site Friday, the zoo says the cub was healthy until its unexpected death Thursday. The rest of its adoptive family — the tabby and her four kittens — are in good condition.
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