Great news, D.C. panda fans -- the lovable, bamboo-eating Chinese black-and-white bears are returning to the Smithsonian National Zoo. A new pair of pandas are set to arrive by the end of the year.
Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the …Great news, D.C. panda fans — the lovable, bamboo-eating Chinese black-and-white bears are returning to the Smithsonian National Zoo. A new pair of pandas are set to arrive by the end of the year.
Now, a new breeding pair, male Bao Li, 2, and female Qing Bao, 2, are being sent to the D.C. zoo later this year. Bao Li, the Smithsonian said, is the grandchild of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. Both pandas hail from China’s Sichuan province, which hosts both natural panda habitat and Chinese state-run panda enclosures.
The National Zoo has been involved in panda breeding and conservation for over 50 years. A new agreement between Ms. Smith and China Wildlife Conservation Association Secretary General Wu Minglu will see the program continue through 2034.
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