Love is in the air for Britain's giant pandas
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/love-air-britains-giant-pandas-094947425.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qVxJEU0nhHsdX5DoYHPfQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1333449753704-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yang Guang fortifies himself with bamboo before leaving China last year" align="left" title="Yang Guang fortifies himself with bamboo before leaving China last year" border="0" /></a>The clock is ticking, and the heat is on. A giant male panda loaned to Britain by China has just 36 hours to make his move on his female companion or he'll have to wait another year.</p><br clear="all"/>
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