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Chinese Breeding Facility Recycles Panda Poop Into Souvenirs

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The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base has come up with a dung-for-profit scheme that turns droppings from the endangered species into odor-free souvenirs ranging from bookmarks to Olympic-themed statues of the animals, state media and base officials said Monday.

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While no price has been set, he said the most expensive souvenirs will contain a panda hair — collected from the wild — in each package.

The 2008 Olympic statues will feature "athletic pandas performing various Olympic sports," Xinhua said.

In March, base officials said they were looking into making high-quality paper from the fiber-rich panda excrement, inspired by a trip to Thailand, where they found paper made from elephant dung.

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Reply#1 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:28 AM EDT
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Now that's what I call marketing!

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Reply#2 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:32 AM EDT
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Spinning in more ways than one. :)

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#2.1 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:38 AM EDT
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