The two pandas arrived in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15.
A cargo jet operated by FedEx transporting two giant pandas, lands at Dulles airport in Virginia on October 15, 2024.of the pandas "having a ball" while quarantined at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat after their arrival from China.
In the video, the pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, are seen playing with bouncy balls and wading in water in their new habitat. After landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after a 19-hour journey from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province, the pandas were transferred to crates and loaded onto FedEx trucks to go to the National Zoo.
A cargo jet operated by FedEx transporting two giant pandas, lands at Dulles airport in Virginia on October 15, 2024.The new video of the pandas on Instagram marks one of the first few looks at them at the National Zoo, which has not yet turned on its wildly popular "Giant Panda Cam" that has given the public a behind-the-scenes look at pandas in the past.2 new giant pandas are coming to the US.
Born one month apart in 2021, Bao Li and Qing Bao have been described by prior caregivers as lively 3-year-olds who enjoy climbing.The pandas' arrival was first teased to the public in May, when the National Zoo released a statement, saying, "Giant pandas are returning to Washington D.C.! As part of our 52-year-old conservation partnership with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, we're getting ready to welcome two new bears -- Bao Li and Qing Bao -- by the end of 2024.
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