D.C.’s National Zoo said China has agreed to lease it two new pandas — Bao Li, 2, a male, and Qing Bao, 2, a female. They are set to arrive later this year.
Two young giant pandas, one the son of a panda that was born at D.C.’s National Zoo, are set to arrive later this year.
Smith said giant pandas have drawn millions of visitors to D.C., and millions more have watched the zoo’s pandas on the panda cam. “I’m excited for us. I’m excited for them.”, which owns and leases all giant pandas in U.S. zoos, and the short period of time since the departure of Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their son, Xiao Qi Ji, late last year.
Smith said she has not yet seen the new pandas in person, but a delegation from the zoo visited them during an official trip to China earlier this month. “So we’re not going to put them together,” she said. “But we are going to create opportunities for them to catch glimpses of each other, get each other’s scent.”
After their quarantine, the bears will get a few more quiet weeks in their new habitat. Their public debut will take place when the zoo believes they are ready for the onslaught of visitors. The zoo hopes they will eventually breed and produce cubs. Giant pandas reach sexual maturity between the ages of 4 and 7.A cooperative research and breeding agreement was signed by Smith and Wu Minglu, secretary general of the China Wildlife and Conservation Association.
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