Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at Washington zoo
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Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at Washington zoo
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut in front of hundreds of adoring fans at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. The two pandas -- both three years old -- are part of a 10-year agreement with China, after the previous pandas in Washington returned home in 2023.
zoo officials tell us that since the last set of pandas left in...
I wanted to come on day one because 11 years ago I was here when BowBow debuted
and her little boy is over there now, so I thought how fun would it be to bring my little boy
to see her little boy and it's just fantastic. It's so wonderful to see pandas back
and knowing that this collaboration is going to continue.
But I think it's really good for DC to have the pandas back and I think it's exciting.
We'll bring lots of crowds so you know as someone who lives next door it's you know good and bad
but I think it's really exciting for for DC and they're beautiful and I think
they're kind of a status of DC so everyone's excited.
The gentle and cute bears should not be demonized nor should mutually beneficial panda cooperation
be politicized. Some Chinese citizens commented that there is nothing a panda cannot fix
and if there is then that's