National Zoo's Giant Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao Make Public Debut
- Three-Year-Old panda bears Bao Li and Qing Bao made their official public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Friday, receiving great fanfare from the Washington, D.C., community.
- Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived in Washington, D.C., in October and have spent months acclimating to their new surroundings and caregivers.
- The pandas will stay in Washington under a 10-year loan agreement, with any cubs they have moving to China by age 4.
- To celebrate, the NZCBI will host a two-week District of Panda Party with events including a Lunar New Year celebration and a screening of Kung Fu Panda.
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Pandas, like Trump, are back in Washington
WASHINGTON, United States — Move over President Trump — the newest stars in Washington are two giant pandas who made their public debut on Friday in front of hundreds of adoring fans. Bao Li and Qing Bao rambled around their enclosure, played in the snow and munched on bamboo at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in […]...Keep on reading: Pandas, like Trump, are back in Washington
Two giant pandas, Baoli and Qingbao, made their first public appearance at the National Zoo in Washington on Friday (January 24). This is the first time that giant pandas have returned to the public eye in Washington in more than a year since the National Zoo sent Meixiang, Tiantian and Xiaoqiqi back to China in November 2023.
Giant pandas return to DC’s National Zoo to elaborate welcome
Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the nation's capital Friday -- more than a year after the last pair of large, remarkable black and white bears left the facility to return to China.
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