Giant pandas to leave Wakayama but memories of 'Big Daddy' will linger

Deceased father of 16 cubs helped attract visitors to a local amusement park

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Yuihin is one of the four giant pandas leaving the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture. (Photo by Hironari Tamura)

HIRONARI TAMURA

WAKAYAMA, Japan -- With all four giant pandas on loan to a zoo in western Japan's Wakayama prefecture returning to China late next month, many of their fans can't help but bemoan the fate of "Big Daddy."

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