D.C.'s giant pandas are departing the Smithsonian's National Zoo and returning to China today.
The adult bears Mei Xiang and Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji were expected to leave sometime in mid-November.A specially designed crate carrying Tian Tian leaves the Giant Panda Habitat at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
The pandas departed the Smithsonian's National Zoo around 9 a.m. The Zoo will open to guests at 10 a.m.The three transport crates will then be moved onto the FedEx Panda Express, a custom-decaled Boeing 777F aircraft for their return to China. Negotiations to extend the agreement haven’t produced results, amid speculation from China-watchers that Beijing is gradually pulling its pandas from Western nations due to deteriorating diplomatic relations with the U.S. and other countries.
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