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'Kung Fu Panda' meets the real thing

February 18, 2011 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 18, 2011 10:22 pm

Dr. Hayley Murphy, director of veterinary services at Zoo Atlanta, right, brings out a 3-month-old giant panda cub as actor Jack Black looks on before a naming ceremony on Tuesday. Black who is promoting his animated film, “Kung Fu Panda II,” posed for pictures with the cub who is the only giant panda born at a U.S. zoo last year.

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