Zookeepers will welcome two giant pandas to their new home on Tuesday.
Two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16, 2024.The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., announced Monday that zookeepers are expecting the arrival of two giant pandas from China this week.
Two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024.Bao Li is a descendant of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013 and lived there through 2017. All giant pandas born at the National Zoo return toat 4 years old as part of a breeding program that helps protect the longevity of the species, which is currently deemed "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
On Monday evening, their journey began with private transport from the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, where they started preparing for their "special flight" to their new home, according to Xinhua.Yun Chaun and Xin Bao to the San Diego Zoo
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