The 2-year-old female panda Qing Bao will arrive in Washington DC later this year
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian?s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Two new pairs of giant pandas will join the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC and the San Diego Zoo in California by the end of the year, signalling a shift in “panda diplomacy”.
“It’s official, the pandas are coming back to DC!” said US First Lady Jill Biden in an announcement on social media. This marks the first time in two decades that China has sent giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to US zoos.…