Zoo keepers vaccinate a red-headed crane at Haicang Zoo in Xiamen, Fujiang Province in East China. The park had vaccinated about 1,300 birds after the outbreak of bird flu in China. An increasing number of zoos across China are closing their aviary exhibits to stop the spread of the disease. [newsphoto]

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