国内英语资讯:China Focus: Rare all-white panda spotted in China
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 25-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wolong">Wolong</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="April">April</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infrared">infrared</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2,000 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="albino">albino</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Sheng">Sheng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bears">bears</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="albinism">albinism</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wolong">Wolong</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="steady">steady</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="mutation">mutation</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="impeded">impeded</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p><p><span word="Albinism">Albinism</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="vertebrate">vertebrate</span> <span word="species">species</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="albino">albino</span> <span word="mutation">mutation</span> <span word="inhibits">inhibits</span> <span word="melanin">melanin</span> <span word="synthesis">synthesis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="Albino">Albino</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="albino">albino</span> <span word="mutation">mutation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recessive">recessive</span> <span word="gene">gene</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="gene">gene</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="albino">albino</span> <span word="traits">traits</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mate">mate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="panda">panda</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="albino">albino</span> <span word="gene">gene</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="genes">genes</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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