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Grief in China as rare snow leopard cub Ling Xiaohan loses 26-day fight for life

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Millions of Chinese internet users grieved after beloved snow leopard cub Ling Xiaohan died last Sunday, following 26 days of medical treatment after he was found weak, injured and unable to move in the Qinghai Lake reserve on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Despite intensive treatment efforts, the five-month-old cub died from complications arising from a severe brain injury, the cause of which is unknown, according to a statement by the Qinghai Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Centre. “The centre deeply...

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