”Yang Yang was so cute and I just wanted to cuddle him. I didn't expect he would attack,” the 20-year-old student, surnamed Liu, said in a local hospital, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Liu underwent surgery Friday evening and was out of danger, but will remain in the hospital for several days.
Nov 24, 2008
Panda bear bites man who just wanted a hug
A college student visiting a zoo in southern China was bitten by a panda bear. He broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug from the cute looking panda.
The student was bitten in the arms and legs by the panda named Yang Yang.