D.C.'s National Zoo will soon welcome a new pair of Giant Pandas
Giant Panda Tian Tian rests in its enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2023, on the final day of viewing before returning to China. All three of the zoo's pandas left for China, bringing at least a temporary end to a decades-old connection between the cuddly animal and the U.S. capital.
“We're beyond thrilled,” says Brandie Smith, director of the National Zoo. “The first time I walked through the panda house after the pandas had left, that was a really sad moment. But then we immediately turned our eyes toward the future.”China has a monopoly on one of the cutest creatures in the animal kingdom -- the native range of giant pandas is entirely within the country’s borders.
At age 2, pandas are considered “sub-adults,” Lally says, comparable to the teenage years in a human lifespan. About 2 million people visit the National Zoo annually, and for many, the giant pandas have been the first and favorite stop. Smith says there hasn’t been a noticeable decline in visitors since the
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