Giant panda Weiwei leaning on large blocks of ice to cool off inside its enclosure at Wuhan Zoo in China's central Hubei province yesterday. Temperatures in the region have hit 36 deg C this week.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 05, 2015, with the headline 'Too much for a panda to bear'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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