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Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) staff hold an event to media regarding the arrival of two giant pandas from China, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, at the National Zoo, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Washington. The newly arrived bears will be quarantined from the public for at least 30 days. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) staff hold an event to media regarding the arrival of two giant pandas from China, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, at the National Zoo, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Washington. The newly arrived bears will be quarantined from the public for at least 30 days. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) staff hold a media event regarding the arrival of two giant pandas from China, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, at the National Zoo, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Washington. The newly arrived bears will be quarantined from the public for at least 30 days.(AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) staff hold a media event regarding the arrival of two giant pandas from China, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, at the National Zoo, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Washington. The newly arrived bears will be quarantined from the public for at least 30 days.(AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)

Ground crew walk up to a FedEx cargo plane carrying giant pandas from China after it landed at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Ground crew walk up to a FedEx cargo plane carrying giant pandas from China after it landed at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)