Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought is coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair of three-year old giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, have left a research facility in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan and will be flown to Washington, according to a statement by the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Pandas have become one of the unofficial symbols of the nation’s capital, dating back to 1972 when Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing were sent as a gift from China following President Richard Nixon’s historic diplomatic visit there.… Continue Reading

A new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing arrives in Hong Kong

A new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing arrives in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism. An An and Ke Ke are the third pair of giant pandas to be sent to the city from mainland China since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Their arrival came after their new neighbor Ying Ying gave birth to twins last month and became the world’s oldest first-time panda mother on record. Along with the twins’ father and the newcomers, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park zoo and aquarium now has six pandas. Pandas are China’s unofficial mascot.… Continue Reading

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