Contact: Sue Nichols
nichols@msu.edu
517-432-0206
Michigan State University
Caption: This is one of about 275 wild Qinling pandas in the study region. Their isolation has resulted in genetic variation from other giant pandas. Some, like this one being studied, are brownish.
Credit: Yange Yong
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