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Giant pandas returning to DC’s National Zoo

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

Two new giant pandas are coming to D.C.’s National Zoo from China. The Smithsonian's National Zoo made the announcement Wednesday, a little more than six months after sending its three pandas back to China.

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  1. WMUR

    Giant pandas returning to Washington's National Zoo from China (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Pandas will return to Washington’s National Zoo (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Two giant pandas are coming to Washington

  3. The Oregonian

    Giant pandas are coming back to Washington’s National Zoo by year’s end (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Half a year after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, a fresh agreement has been struck with the Chinese government. A pair of adult pandas will be arriving later this year.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Giant pandas returning to DC’s National Zoo (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Two new giant pandas are coming to D.C.’s National Zoo from China. The Smithsonian's National Zoo made the announcement Wednesday, a little more than six months after sending its three pandas back to China.

  5. CBS News

    2 new giant pandas are returning to Washington's National Zoo from China by the end of the year (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    One of the pandas being brought to the Smithsonian's National Zoo is the grandson of the pair that left the zoo in 2023.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    D.C.'s National Zoo will soon welcome a new pair of Giant Pandas

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    Giant pandas returning to the National Zoo in DC (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. The bears, named Qing Bao and Bao Li, a pair of 2-year-old black-and-white animals, will arrive by the end of 2024 through a partnership with …

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has helped move the panda from 'endangered' to 'vulnerable' on the global list of species at risk of extinction.

  9. The Guardian

    Two giant pandas from China to arrive at US National Zoo (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Bao Li and Qing Bao will be the first pandas to reside at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington DC since last fall

  10. FOX 5 DC

    DC pandas returning to Smithsonian's National Zoo (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Breaking News into the FOX 5 newsroom - the famous pandas are coming back to the Smithsonian National Zoo!

  11. NBC 6 South Florida

    Giant pandas are returning to Smithsonian National Zoo in DC (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The National Zoo is expected to make an announcement Wednesday on the future of its giant panda conservation program.

  12. WHDH Boston

    2 new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year.The zoo made the announcement Wednesday,

  13. The Boston Globe

    Two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China.

  14. WFMZ Allentown

    The Panda Party is back on as giant pandas will return to Washington's National Zoo by year's end (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Half a year after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two

  15. NBC4 Washington

    Pandas to return to DC's National Zoo (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The National Zoo is expected to make an announcement Wednesday on the future of its giant panda conservation program.

  16. Deseret News

    Video: Giant pandas will return to D.C.’s zoo. Watch footage of the last pandas leaving (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    After being taken back to China, two new pandas were announced to be returning to Washington's National Zoo.

  17. France 24

    China revives soft-power diplomacy by sending two pandas to Washington's National Zoo (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy…

  18. New York Times

    Welcome Back, Pandas! Two Furry Diplomats Are Headed to D.C. Zoo (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, will be flown to the Smithsonian National Zoo from China before the end of the year.

  19. Fox News

    DC's Smithsonian National Zoo to welcome pair of young pandas from China (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The National Zoo in Washington has announced that China will send two young giant pandas to the U.S., marking a renewal of panda diplomacy between the two countries.

  20. WTOP Washington DC

    Giant pandas are coming back to the Smithsonian National Zoo (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    After a long and bittersweet farewell before embarking on a FedEx plane to China in November, the giant pandas are coming back to the nation’s capital.

  21. Digital Journal

    Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise

  22. NBC News

    Two giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this year, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Giant pandas will return to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., this year, officials announced Wednesday.

  23. Anchorage Daily News

    Giant pandas are returning to D.C.’s National Zoo. Meet Bao Li and Qing Bao. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    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 — which are set to arrive later this year.

  24. Al Jazeera

    China to send two giant pandas to Washington, DC, zoo (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Bao Li and Qing Bao to arrive this year under a decade-long breeding and research agreement, zoo says.

  25. Voice of America

    US capital to welcome pandas from China (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Beijing is to give two pandas to the National Zoo by the end of the year

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