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Monday, December 8, 2008

News Zoo Atlanta's panda has a name

Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:05 PM

Xi Lan. It means "Atlanta's joy."

Tags: News, Zoo-Atlanta, pandas, Silly-names, Animals, xi lan

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They should've looked here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081012173349AAEFKKE

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Posted by Mr. T on December 8, 2008 at 3:19 PM

No, Thomas, YOU are Atlanta's joy.

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Posted by christa on December 8, 2008 at 3:21 PM

I thought they should've named it Hu – as in, "Hu cares?"

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Posted by Scott Henry (360615) on December 8, 2008 at 3:54 PM

"Xi Lan. It means “Atlanta’s joy.”" It does?

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Posted by sansho1 on December 8, 2008 at 9:29 PM

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Monday, December 8, 2008

News Zoo Atlanta's panda has a name

Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:05 PM

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