Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are returning to Washington’s National Zoo.
Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year.Related video above: China and the San Diego Zoo reignite its panda diplomacyThe zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China . Other American zoos also have sent pandas back to China as loan agreements lapsed amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and China .
There was no date for the transfer, they said, but it will likely happen between October and December.It's possible that America will welcome another new panda pair before the Atlanta bears depart. The San Diego Zoo said last month that staff members recently traveled to China to meet pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, which could arrive in California as soon as this summer.
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