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Pandas have long been a mainstay at the National Zoo, ever since the first pair arrived from China as part of a diplomatic program in 1972, but the last panda family was sent back to China in 2023 ...
In Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Bao Bao (1978–2012) was one of the first two giant pandas [3] in Germany and became—for a time—the oldest known panda in zoos. He was together with the female panda Tjen Tjen (who died in 1984) given to West Germany by China in 1980. Between 1991 and 1993 Bao Bao was loaned to London Zoo.
Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Zoon said in an email, “For the safety of animals and staff, we are not able to confirm any details at this time.” But signs at the zoo and on its social media site have heralded the planned return of the pandas and panda-themed merchandise still dominates the gift shops.
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of Lunar New Year next week.
Later, Beijing loaned pandas to other U.S. zoos, with proceeds going back to panda conservation programs. When U.S-China relations began to sour in recent years, members of the Chinese public ...
On Monday, Jan. 6, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. shared a sweet video of its two new panda bears, Bao Li and Qing Bao, frolicking in the freshly fallen snow in their habitat.
Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Zoon said in an email, “For the safety of animals and staff, we are not able to confirm any details at this time.” But signs at the zoo and on its social media site have heralded the planned return of the pandas and panda-themed merchandise still dominates the gift shops.
Months later, China took back their pandas from both the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. "I coined the phrase, 'Punitive Panda Diplomacy.'