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www.chinadaily.com.cn — A zoo staff member dressed in a costume of "Tigger" from Disney's Winnie the pooh is seen loose in the street during a tiger escape drill at a zoo in Chengdu. The zoo staged its first ever animal escape drill Thursday in order to enhance its capability of emergency handling and safeguarding the staff and tourists.

www.timesonline.co.uk — The bodies of more than 30 animals, including rare white tigers and lions, that died of malnutrition have been found in a mass grave near a Chinese zoo. The discovery comes just weeks after more than a dozen tigers were found to have died of starvation at another Chinese zoo... How sad

blogs.wsj.com — This video by Wall Street Journal's Ian Johnson describes the difficulties that are being faced by both Olympic security and Chinese Nationals in Vancouver.

ecumenicalbuddhism.blogspot.com — While it does not always fall on the same date, this year Chinese New Year and Tibet's Losar fall on the same date. Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. Losar is also known as Bal Gyal Lo. Bal is Tibet, Gyal is King, Lo is year. The Losar is also celebrated across the Himalayas and in India as well.