The return of 'panda diplomacy': National Zoo eagerly awaits giant panda arrival
As the Atlanta zoo laments the departure of its four giant pandas, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., eagerly awaits the arrival of a pair of the hugely popular black-and-white bears.
Giant pandas flown to US from China aboard 'Panda Express'
Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy."
Giant pandas arrive at new home in Washington, D.C. Zoo via FedEx: 'Precious cargo'
FedEx delivered two giant pandas from China onboard a Boeing 777F dubbed the "Panda Express" earlier this week to their new home at Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Panda express: Washington welcomes two new giant pandas to National Zoo
Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li, landed at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday and made their way to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., from Chengdu, China. This comes almost a year after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji in November.
Two giant pandas arrive in US from China
Two giant pandas destined for the Washington zoo arrived in the United States from China on Tuesday. Live television images showed the arrival of the three-year-old pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, on a FedEx plane that landed at Dulles airport in Virginia.
Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.
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Panda Drought Ends: National Zoo Prepares to Welcome New Bears
While National Zoo officials have not publicly confirmed the details of the new agreement, they have expressed hope for a successful negotiation. A multimillion-dollar renovation of the panda ...
China’s newest panda diplomats are being transported to the US
China’s newest diplomats have departed from their Dujiangyan base and are set to fly to the US, headed for Washington’s ...
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Panda duo prepare to leave China for the United States
The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to ...
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What's new at the National Zoo's upgraded giant panda habitat?
A more than $25 million renovation of the giant panda habitat and the popular public camera system will offer the bears more comfort and safety NBC Universal, Inc. Panda-monium! D.C.'s two newest ...
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The pandas have landed! Here's what you need to know
D.C.’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will ...
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The Panda Factories
They show that the riskiest techniques happened in the program’s infancy, but that aggressive breeding continued at the National Zoo and at other institutions for years. A panda in Japan died ...
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Panda diplomacy: Why China sending over two pandas means more than extra zoo visitors
WASHINGTON (7News) — While many are eagerly awaiting the public debut of the two new pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — at the National Zoo ... told 7News that this panda exchange is part ...