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Monterey Bay Aquarium to offer free admission to low-income residents

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Monterey Bay Aquarium to offer free admission to low-income residents

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is world famous for its kelp forests, schools of glimmering fish, penguins, sea turtles and frolicking otters. Nearly 2 million people visit each year. But not everyone can afford to. Hoping to make the Cannery Row landmark more accessible to low-income families, the aquarium has announced that next Monday it will … Read more

China to send more pandas to US, jump-starting new era of ‘panda diplomacy’ | World News

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China to send more pandas to US, jump-starting new era of ‘panda diplomacy’ | World News

BEIJING: China’s Wildlife Conservation Association is working with the National Zoo in Washington in an arrangement that could bring more pandas back to the United States, signalling improving diplomatic relations between the two superpowers. China has lent its beloved bears to zoos in various countries over the years as goodwill animal ambassadors and also fostered … Read more