[Podcast] Fans mourn loss of celebrity wildcat who helped underfunded Chinese zoo out of financial slump

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Jenny Feng
China Stories
Sun Simiao

At 3, the endangered feline became an internet sensation and a star attraction at a zoo that was struggling to make ends meet.

Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.

Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.

China Stories is published twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

 

Jiayun (Jenny) Feng is the Society and Culture Editor at The China Project. Born and raised in Shanghai, she is a bilingual journalist committed to reporting on China-related issues with a global perspective. Read more

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