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Washington (AFP) - All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo began a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States at a time of tense diplomatic relations with Beijing. Now in their mid-20s, pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo in 2000 and quickly became a much-loved star attraction. But the duo and their three-year-old cub Xiao Qi Ji -- "Little Miracle" in English -- were carefully put aboard a special cargo plane to begin the 19-hour journey to Chengdu, China. The aircraft, adorned with a large im...
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Washington (AFP) - No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington. Now in her 60s, Christensen told AFP she had been captured by the species' magical cuteness over a half-century ago, when China first gifted two pandas to the United States. "I've had 'panda-monium' ever since,' she said under a chilly rain outside the Smithsonian National Zoo's panda exhibit – hundreds of miles from her home in Michigan. All three of the zoo's pandas are leaving for China by the end of the year, bringing at least a temporary end to a d...
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Washington (AFP) - Giant pandas will remain at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington for another three years under an agreement reached with Chinese wildlife officials, the zoo said on Monday. The panda loan deal between the United States and China had been set to expire in December. The National Zoo said it had signed a three-year extension with the Conservation Biology Institute and China Wildlife and Conservation Association. Under the agreement, the National Zoo's 22-year-old female giant panda Mei Xiang, 23-year-old male giant panda Tian Tian and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, born on Augu...
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Washington (AFP) - The votes are in and counted and the giant panda born at the Washington zoo three months ago is to be named Xiao Qi Ji, or "Little Miracle," the zoo in the US capital said on Monday.Xiao Qi Ji was one of four Mandarin Chinese names put up for public online vote and nearly 135,000 votes were received between November 16 and 20, the Smithsonian's National Zoo said."Giant pandas are an international symbol of endangered wildlife and hope, and Xiao Qi Ji's birth offered the world a much-needed moment of joy amidst the Covid-19 pandemic," the zoo said in a statement. The male pan...
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Washington (AFP) - Washington zoo revealed on Monday that its new panda cub is male, six weeks after webcam footage of his mother Mei Xiang giving birth was watched around the world.A swab from the cub's cheek was taken for DNA analysis, as male and female giant pandas appear similar at birth."The cub appears to be healthy and strong," the Smithsonian's National Zoo said, adding he weighed 3.6 pounds (1.6 kilograms) and measured 14 inches (35 centimeters) from nose to tail tip."Both of the cub's eyes are starting to open. Keepers are encouraged by his progress," it said.A blue painting -- by T...
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