Yang Guang back on form after illness

ONE of Edinburgh Zoo’s two giant pandas is making a steady recovery from a bout of colic that saw him removed from public show.

Yang Guang is “brighter and more active” and zoo officials said he had returned to eating large quantities of bamboo.

The male panda started feeling under the weather less than a month after he and female Tian Tian went on display at their new home. Zoo bosses said the bear’s illness was not serious but could cause discomfort.

The eight-year-old animal started displaying symptoms last week and was kept away from public view as he tried to recuperate. Colic is a common condition that, in humans, affects about one in five babies of both sexes. Its cause is unknown.