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2 new giant pandas are returning to Washington's National Zoo from China by the end of the year
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2 new giant pandas are returning to Washington's National Zoo from China by the end of the year
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2 new giant pandas are returning to Washington's National Zoo from China by the end of the year
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The Panda Party is back on as giant pandas will return to Washington's National Zoo by year's end
![Roshan Patel Two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024. Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/181f708c34974f4d80fa797f5ce7089c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024. Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)
![Roshan Patel Two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16, 2024. Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/097c525449e84ba5bbd4a833018fa24e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16, 2024. Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)
![Jacquelyn Martin FILE - Giant pandas eat bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, May 4, 2022, in Washington. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/71b160bbb0204eb594474a4934fb0df6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Giant pandas eat bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, May 4, 2022, in Washington. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
![Roshan Patel In this combo image, two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16, 2024, left, and two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024, right. The two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78d5ad797bfa4cffa8b3ac3c9cd5ff22/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this combo image, two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16, 2024, left, and two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024, right. The two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China this year. The announcement from the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP)
![Jacquelyn Martin FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/957f739f5542428d8257815c38999b27/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
![Jose Luis Magana FILE - Giant panda Tian Tian eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2236b42cea694158a79c363e550de9cb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Giant panda Tian Tian eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
![Jose Luis Magana FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5955c8c21c0e492eb740b67984eb1aed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
![Pablo Martinez Monsivais FILE - Panda cub Bao Bao hangs from a tree in her habitat at the National Zoo in Washington on her first birthday, Aug. 23, 2014. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0c65474396c2440ebdf635cabd40d4ab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Panda cub Bao Bao hangs from a tree in her habitat at the National Zoo in Washington on her first birthday, Aug. 23, 2014. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
![J. Scott Applewhite FILE - Bao Bao, the beloved 3-year-old panda at the National Zoo in Washington, enjoys a final morning in her bamboo-filled habitat before her one-way flight to China to join a panda breeding program, Feb. 21, 2017. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7a2131dd05eb4c6199f7ad5fce1497df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Bao Bao, the beloved 3-year-old panda at the National Zoo in Washington, enjoys a final morning in her bamboo-filled habitat before her one-way flight to China to join a panda breeding program, Feb. 21, 2017. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
![Jose Luis Magana FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa41aaebceda47d2aa564e0583816164/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
![Pablo Martinez Monsivais FILE- Panda cub Bao Bao, right, and her mother Mei Xiang are seen in their habitat at the National Zoo in Washington, Aug. 23, 2014.Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/56119d35840246d88f7016cf3085701d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE- Panda cub Bao Bao, right, and her mother Mei Xiang are seen in their habitat at the National Zoo in Washington, Aug. 23, 2014.Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)