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People come to the zoo to see the pandas. Full stop. For decades, the National Zoo was the only place to see pandas in America. As I child, I went to see the original pair of D.C. pandas, Ling ...
The Zoo Aquarium in Madrid is the home of Jin Xi (M) and Zhu Yu (F), who arrived in Spain in April 2024. [19] They will be on display to visitors from the end of May 2024, following a month of quarantine. [20] Previously, Bing Xing (M) and Hua Zuiba (F) were at Zoo Aquarium Madrid from 2007 - 2024. [21]
The departure of the National Zoo’s bears would mean that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that loan agreement expires late next year.
The San Diego Zoo has welcomed its two new giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, from China. What to know if you're planning a future visit to the zoo.
In April 2003, the Memphis Zoo became one of only four U.S. zoos to exhibit the giant panda as a part of a 20-year loan. One male and one female giant panda ("Ya Ya" and "Le Le") share their 3-acre (1.2 ha) home with several other species native to China, in the first Memphis Zoo exhibit to be built as zoogeographical exhibit.
The zoo paid an estimated 10 million dollars for the 10-year loan. On July 9, 2005, a male panda cub was born at the zoo. It was the first surviving panda birth at the zoo and the product of artificial insemination by the zoo's reproductive research team.
Zoos typically pay a fee of $1 million a year for two pandas, with the money earmarked for China’s conservation efforts, according to a 2022 report by America’s Congressional Research Service.
The zoo covers 140 acres (57 ha), 40 of which are in use. The zoo houses more than 750 animals, representing nearly 170 different species, [2] with more than 30 endangered species. The zoo was ranked the #4 best zoo in North America in 2018 by USA Today. [5] It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [6]