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READ MORE: Giant pandas returning to DC’s National Zoo The Zoo announced on X that it will be closed to the public on October 15 for the safety of the pandas and staff.
Two pandas are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., where they will live for the next 10 years at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. One of the pandas comes from a family that has lived in the ...
After an 11-month wait, giant pandas will populate the zoo once again. A pair of pandas, which left China on FedEx's "Panda Express" cargo jet, are expected to arrive in the D.C. area on Tuesday.
The National Zoo’s longstanding resident pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, departed D.C. last fall, along with their youngest offspring, Xiao Qi Ji, who was born at the zoo in 2020.
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Two giant pandas began their trip from China to the United States Monday, bound for the National Zoo in D.C. The journey and arrival of Bao Li and Qing Bao have been ...
Two new giant pandas from China have arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo Tuesday, nearly a year after the D.C. zoo’s exhibit was devastatingly vacated.. The coveted black-and-white bears are ...
Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the nation's capital Friday -- more than a year after the last pair of large, remarkable black ...
The National Zoo became the first zoo in the U.S. to take part in what’s become known as “panda diplomacy” when a pair of pandas from China arrived at the zoo in 1972.
This is not a drill: Two giant pandas are on their way to the National Zoo, CNN reports. Bao Li and Qing Bao are set to board the Panda Express within the next few hours, flying from China to their ...
Two giant pandas on their way from China to D.C.’s National Zoo Giant pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, both 3 years old, won’t be on display for at least several weeks. October 14, 2024 ...
Giant pandas were a staple at D.C.’s National Zoo for over 50 years. The National Zoo’s longstanding resident pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, departed D.C. last fall, along with their ...
A pair of 2-year-old giant pandas are set to arrive at the National Zoo. The male panda, Bao Li, is the offspring of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013 ...