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Panda pair doin’ it easy in new life Down Under

Star attractions Xing Qui and Yi Lan have settled comfortably in their new surroundings. (Matt Turner/AAP)

Australia's newest pandas have well and truly settled into life Down Under, putting on a show for thousands of visitors […]

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