Yingying, a 17-year-old panda, born in a zoo in the southwestern
province of Sichuan, lifts weights during a performance at the Chinese
Acrobats Arts Festival in Beijing late October 20, 2001. Yingying is
said to be the only member of the endangered species in the world able
to dunk a basketball, go down a slide and drive a car. YEAREND PICTURES
2001 REUTERS/Guang Niu

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