On October 15, 2024, two giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing Bao embarked on a journey from Sichuan Province in southwest China to their new residence at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This relocation marks a significant step in a 10-year program dedicated to international panda conservation efforts. After their arrival, the pandas were introduced to the public for the first time, following a thorough 100-day period for acclimatization and quarantine.
On the day of their introduction, children from both China and the United States participated in a performance to celebrate the pandas’ debut. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda noted that both pandas hail from Sichuan, but Bao Li has a notable connection to the zoo. His offspring, Bao Bao, was born there in 2013, and his grandparents, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, resided at the zoo from 2000 until 2023.
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