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On the afternoon of May 12, 63 giant pandas were lolling about in their home, the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolongin in southwest China's Sichuan Province. And then the earthquake struck. They were a mere 30 km from the epicenter.

The staff at the Center captured some indelible moments in Wolong between May 12 and 24, showcasing how the Center responded to the emergency and how the giant pandas survived the quake
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2:30 p.m., May 12, 2008. Landslides and thick dust triggered by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake
2:31 p.m., May 12, 2008. Everyone at the Center is evacuated to the outside of the kitchen
2:48 p.m., May 12, 2008. Frightened pandas at the Center huddle together for security
2:59 p.m., May 12, 2008. Arranging immediate rescue operations
3:47 p.m., May 12, 2008. At least 14 panda houses are razed to the ground
3:50 p.m., May 12, 2008. Transferring the baby pandas to a safe zone
3:53 p.m., May 12, 2008. Foreign tourists are evacuated safely
4:23 p.m., May 12, 2008. A landslide opposite the Center's playground
4:24 p.m., May 12, 2008. Transferring giant pandas to a safe zone
5:04 p.m., May 12, 2008. A terrified giant panda hides behind a fallen tree
5:15 p.m., May 12, 2008. Attempting to rescue a stranded giant panda
5:19 p.m., May 12, 2008. A panda refuses to descend
5:39 p.m., May 12, 2008. Staff members carry an anesthetized giant panda
5:43 p.m., May 12, 2008. Armed policemen prepare to relocate the pandas
5:45 p.m., May 12, 2008. A frightened baby panda curls up on a tree trunk 
6:08 p.m., May 12, 2008. Carrying bamboos before evacuation
7:47 a.m., May 13, 2008. Cooking breakfast for baby pandas
7:55 a.m., May 13, 2008. Breakfast is served to the baby pandas
10:43 a.m., May 13, 2008. The only entrance to the Center is blocked
2:18 p.m., May 13, 2008. Comforting a baby panda
2:16 p.m., May 14, 2008. The first disaster-relief helicopter airdrops supplies
2:49 p.m., May 14, 2008. Baby pandas stagger out of their new house
2:52 p.m., May 14, 2008. "Afternoon tea is served, sir"
2:53 p.m., May 14, 2008. Rolling with life's misfortunes
2:55 p.m., May 14, 2008. Begging for seconds
2:59 p.m., May 14, 2008. Bouncing back
3:03 p.m., May 14, 2008. Games pandas play
4:11 p.m., May 14, 2008. More refreshments after a hard day's workout
6:49 p.m., May 14, 2008. A disaster-relief helicopter lands at Wolong
8:55 a.m., May 15, 2008. The quake leaves a trail of disaster in its wake
3:49 p.m., May 15, 2008. Repairing damaged panda houses
4:13 p.m., May 15, 2008. Cleaning up the Center
2:19 p.m., May 16, 2008. Frolicking in the Center
2:52 p.m., May 16, 2008. A giant panda is lured to a transfer container
3:00 p.m., May 16, 2008. Ready to go home
3:09 p.m., May 16, 2008. Cooling off in the Center's panda pool
3:23 p.m., May 16, 2008. The remains of the day
3:55 p.m., May 16, 2008. Exercising his rights on the playground
4:05 p.m., May 16, 2008. Reflecting on the events of the last few days
10:49 a.m., May 17, 2008. Staff members prepare tonic food
10:53 a.m., May 17, 2008. Life returns to normal
3:03 p.m., May 17, 2008. Preparing a fiesta
3:42 p.m., May 17, 2008. Comfort food
7:11 p.m., May 17, 2008. The first batch of disaster-relief supplies reaches the Center
11:11 a.m., May 18, 2008. Disinfecting transfer containers
11:25 a.m., May 18, 2008. Nothing succeeds like laziness
11:29 a.m., May 18, 2008. Training for a new Olympic sport
11:31 a.m., May 18, 2008. The fine art of bird-watching
11:32 a.m., May 18, 2008. "I wonder what's for lunch..."
11:40 a.m., May 18, 2008. "Horizontal is my favorite position"
12:06 p.m., May 18, 2008. Staff members shift one of the Olympic eight
12:36 p.m., May 18, 2008. Food is prepared on transfer vehicles in advance
1:03 p.m., May 18, 2008. Vehicles get ready to leave for Chengdu
2:25 p.m., May 18, 2008. The roads are still in danger of sudden landslides
4:09 p.m., May 18, 2008. The vehicles drive across 4,500m-high snow-covered mountains
4:02 p.m., May 19, 2008. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan frolic at the Center
4:11 p.m., May 19, 2008. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan have afternoon tea
5:49 p.m., May 23, 2008. The Olympic pandas rest in their "hotel room" in Chengdu
8:42 a.m., May 24, 2008. The Olympic pandas have their final meal in Chengdu before leaving
1:17 p.m., May 24, 2008. The Olympic pandas are about to board a chartered flight at Chengdu Airport
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