Last panda in Britain - Cha Cha leaves for Mexico

Title

Last panda in Britain - Cha Cha leaves for Mexico

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:42

Description

Cha Cha - the last panda in Britain - is getting ready to leave London Zoo for his new home in Mexico, where it is hoped he will be able to find a new mate. Keeper Mick Carman will be sad to see him go but says it is for the best. Former Prime Minister, Ted Heath, who received Cha Cha as a gift from China, says that he has been an enormous attraction. Report by John Cookson.

Contributors

Edward Heath; John Cookson; Mick Carman

Keywords

London Zoo; China; International relations; Prime ministers; Captive animals; Mexico; Cha Cha (panda)

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