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New pandas expected to arrive at DC's National Zoo on Tuesday
It’s been nearly a year since D.C. bid farewell to its longtime pandas — but new residents are now on their way! On Sunday, a 3-year-old pair of pandas began their long journey from China to their new home at the National Zoo. News4’s Tommy McFly has more.
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Giant pandas begin their journey to DC's National Zoo
Although the two were born in China, Bao Li has some major D.C. roots: He is the son of Bao Bao, who was born at the National Zoo in 2013.
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As DC panda-monium builds, National Zoo biologist talks about the species
The District is officially on “panda watch” as we all wait for the two newest giant pandas to arrive from China. As the buzz builds, no one is more excited than the zookeepers and conservation biologists like Melissa Songer who work with the pandas at the National Zoo.
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National Zoo conservation biologist talks pandas in the wild, in DC
Two new giant pandas are about to make the National Zoo their home, and a Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute biologist is sharing her knowledge about the bears. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.
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National Zoo gets $10M donation for giant panda program from David Rubenstein
The panda program is getting an upgrade — and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has David Rubenstein to thank for nearly half of the funds.
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Pandas to return to DC's National Zoo
A pair of 2-year-old giant pandas are set to arrive at the National Zoo by the end of the year. The male panda, Bao Li, is the offspring of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Giant pandas are officially returning to the National Zoo
A pair of 2-year-old giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing Bao are set to make the National Zoo their new home by the end of the year, according to zoo officials.
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Pandas in DC: A new hope? National Zoo ‘in discussions' with Chinese conservation group over new pandas
“It’s always been our intention and hope to have giant pandas at the Zoo in the future and continue our research here and conservation work in China,” Smith said in a statement Thursday. “The Zoo is in discussions with our Chinese partner, the China Wildlife Conservation Association, to develop a future giant panda program. After 52 years of success, we...
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China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reintroducing panda diplomacy
The Associated Press is reporting — and the San Diego Zoo confirms — that China plans to send a pair of pandas to San Diego as early as the end of this summer.
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President Xi signals China could send new pandas to the US: ‘Envoys of friendship'
The bears have long been the symbol of the U.S.-China friendship since Beijing gifted a pair of pandas to the National Zoo in Washington in 1972, ahead of the normalization of bilateral relations
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Why are pandas no longer endangered?
As the National Zoo pandas depart D.C. for a new home in China, Ginette Hemley, the World Wildlife Fund’s senior vice president of wildlife conservation, explains why pandas are no longer endangered.
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National Zoo pandas land safely in China
After traveling halfway around the globe, D.C.’s beloved pandas made it to their final destination in China Thursday morning, the National Zoo said. Tian Tian, 26; Mei Xiang, 25, and their youngest offspring, 3-year-old Xiao Qi Ji, departed D.C. Wednesday for their new homes at the China Wildlife Conservation Association. A FedEx “Panda Express” plane took the pandas on...
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National Zoo pandas safely land in China
Nearly 19 hours after they left D.C. the pandas have arrived at their new home in China, according to the National Zoo.
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From the beginning to goodbye, a look back at five decades of pandas in DC
Since 1972, pandas have been the biggest stars at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. Today, the three remaining bears departed for China.
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Tears and thank yous: DC says goodbye to National Zoo pandas
Many were tearful as they watched the pandas depart D.C. for China. News4’s Aimee Cho and Tommy McFly have team coverage of the historic day.
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SEE IT: Pandas bid D.C. farewell after decades at National Zoo
For the first time in 23 years, the giant panda exhibit at the Smithsonian National Zoo is empty. Take a look at images from the pandas’ farewell, and look back on their time in D.C.
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Wheels up: Watch the moment the panda plane took off from Dulles
Crowds cheered, clapped and some cried as the plane carrying the beloved pandas took off.
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See it: Panda peek-a-boo
Mei Xiang gave the D.C. area an adorable last glimpse of a panda.
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‘Panda Express' pilot proud to fly pandas home
News4’s Aimee Cho spoke to one of the pilots flying the National Zoo’s pandas to China.
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See it: Panda motorcade travels on I-66 to Dulles
Chopper4 had a bird’s eye view of the panda motorcade as it made its way down I-66 toward Dulles International Airport.