Giant pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, both 3 years old, are headed for the National Zoo, but won’t be on display to visitors for at least several weeks.
Two giant pandas, in a plane stocked with bamboo shoots and carrots, have departed China for an hours-long flight to Washington and a new home at the National Zoo.
FedEx also did not disclose details of the trip, but said on X on Monday that the Panda Express was “on the move.” A FedEx cargo jet from Chengdu via Anchorage is scheduled to arrive at Dulles International Airport at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air traffic. Brandie Smith, the zoo’s director, has said giant pandas have drawn millions of visitors to D.C., and millions more have watched the animals on the zoo’s panda cam.
But the China wildlife association said, “We believe that the new round of China-US international cooperation on the conservation of giant pandas will build on the good cooperation and achieve more … scientific and technological exchanges, as well as the wild conservation of giant pandas.” As for food, the zoo has the recipe for Chinese panda bread, Smith said. And some American food will be tried.
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