Spending a little time apart seems to have reawakened the affections of a male and female panda that will hopefully lead to a new baby.

A major Taiwan newspaper printed an April Fools' Day prank Wednesday that claimed two pandas received as a gift from mainland China were disguised forest bears. The Taipei Times claimed the latest friction between Taiwan and China centered on Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, a pair of pandas given to the Taipei Zoo as a gift from China, The Times of London reported Wednesday. Taipei Zoo official Connie Liu was quoted in the hoax story as saying she became suspicious after the pandas, a species famous for their low libidos, began spending all of their time having sex.

A pair of pandas sent from China to a zoo in Taiwan enjoyed their first outside trip Saturday on Valentine's Day. Some couples came to the zoo with bouquets of red roses to mark the occasion, Xinhua, the Chinese government news agency reported.

Two giant 4-year-old pandas named Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were settling in Tuesday at their new home in Taiwan after leaving mainland China. The pandas were moved by truck and plane from a breeding compound in southwestern Sichuan Province to the Taiwan Zoo in Taipai, Xinhua, China's state-run news

Text of report in English by Taiwanese newspaper Taipei Times website on 11 June [Article by Mo Yan-chih staff Reporter from the "Taiwan" page: "Hau Hopes To Secure Rare Animal Deal in Shanghai"] Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008, Page 2 Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin plans to take advantage of his visit to Shanghai next week to seek giant pandas and other rare animals, including golden monkeys, to be displayed at Taipei Zoo.