Quirky China: panda won’t return phone, talented piglet spared from dinner, affordable gold rush

A panda in China which would not let go of a mobile phone a tourist accidentally dropped into his enclosure has been dubbed a ‘smartphone addict’ by online observers. On February 22, a visitor accidentally dropped their mobile phone while filming the giant panda, Qingling, at the Dujiangyan Panda Base in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The three-year-old panda grabbed the phone as if it were his new toy. He played around with it and even held it in a way that looked like he was taking ...

By Fran Lu