Pandas arrive at National Zoo

The pandas have arrived at DC's National Zoo. Here's what you need to know
The zoo has set Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as the public debut of the pandas, with a public celebration of the new arrivals from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9. Zoo members will have a chance to reserve tickets for a preview between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19. Not at all, so far. But that's by design.
Giant pandas return to the National Zoo under new China partnership
Additionally, the zoo must implement enrichment programs to maintain the pandas’ mental and physical well-being. These programs, which could involve environmental stimulation an
Pandas from China return to Washington, D.C., after beloved animals left National Zoo last year
A pair of giant pandas is set to arrive at the National Zoo on Tuesday less than a year after the Washington zoo sent Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji back to China.
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.
National Zoo closes to welcome 2 giant pandas from China
The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. announced Monday that zookeepers are expecting the arrival of two giant pandas from China this week. The pandas, one male and one female, are named Bao Li and Qing Boa, respectively and are expected to arrive at the facility on Tuesday.
Giant pandas arrive at National Zoo
Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday after a flight from China, officials said. “After months of planning and preparation, giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and
Pandas will debut at National Zoo in January
The Smithsonian Institution, which runs the National Zoo, entered into a new agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, to bring the pandas back.
New murals, hammock, cameras await National Zoo’s new giant pandas
There’s lush new sod in the National Zoo’s giant panda compound. There’s a new panda “hammock,” made out of strips of fire hose. And there are 40 new cameras in the Pandacam system. As Washington awaits the imminent arrival from China of two new giant pandas — Qing Bao, a 3-year-old female, and Bao Li, a 3-year-old male — the zoo says it is ready.
A new pair of giant pandas arrive at The National Zoo in Washington
Bao Li and Qing Bao - arriving at National Zoo in Washington DC and seeing their new habitat for the first time.
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.
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New pandas at National Zoo, but don’t expect any cubs anytime soon
If you’re excited to see the newest pandas at the National Zoo, you’re going to have to wait until January — but if you want to see a panda cub in D.C., you’ll have to wait even longer. Two ...
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Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
FRONT ROYAL, Va. — On a wet Thursday morning in rural Virginia, a buzzing noise emerges from a patch of tall, green trees. A group of five workers, dressed in thick pants and boots and armed ...