Only one pair of these bears and their two cubs remain in the United States, in Atlanta. For the first time in half a century, the prospect of having no pandas in American zoos is very real
The three giant pandas that live at the National Zoo will depart for China Wednesday, ending a loan program with the Chinese government that lasted more than 50 years.
Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo’s furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass.
Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo’s furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass.
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