Edinburgh Zoo pandas to return to China after failing to breed as expert admits they 'wouldn't have matched on Tinder'
Two of Edinburgh Zoo's famous pandas are being sent back to China after failing to breed since they arrived in Scotland over a decade ago.
"Sometimes animals just don’t get on. Genetically they were apparently an extremely good match but behaviourally, if it was Tinder, perhaps Tian Tian wouldn’t have swiped right if she had the choice. But breeding pandas is notoriously difficult as female only ovulate once every year. Yang Guang was also castrated in 2018 after it was discovered he had testicular cancer.
Experts say it is very difficult to tell if a panda is pregnant as foetuses tend not to develop much in the uterus. A panda's abdomen has lots of complicated parts and bowels filled with food that may make it hard for vets to see what they are looking for.
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