Giant panda Tian Tian 'is pregnant', says Edinburgh Zoo

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Edinburgh Zoo's giant Panda
(Image credit: Andy Buchanan/AFP/GettyImages)

Scotland's giant panda Tian Tian is believed to be pregnant, Edinburgh Zoo has announced.

Tian Tian (sweetie) and her partner Yang Guang (sunshine) are on a decade-long loan from China and specialists have been attempting to breed from the pair since 2011.

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