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Atlanta Zoo Unveils Giant Pandas
Atlanta Zoo opens public viewing of two new giant pandas after 10-year China partnership.
In brief
Atlanta Zoo opens public viewing of two new giant pandas after 10-year China partnership. Atlanta Zoo now has public access to two giant pandas, making it one of three U.S. zoos with pandas. Originally reported by Straight Arrow.
New pandas arrive
Two giant pandas from China arrived at Zoo Atlanta on Sunday, beginning a new chapter for the zoo’s decades-long panda program just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited.
Panda partnership
Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association signed a 10-year agreement for pandas, continuing a partnership that dates back to the 1990s.
Panda names
Ping Ping, a male panda born in March, and Fu Shuang, a female panda born in October, have names with cultural significance.
Habitat change
The pandas moved into a habitat that was empty for two years after four pandas returned to China.
Zoo statement
Zoo Atlanta President and CEO Raymond B. King said the partnership helps conserve giant pandas, the most important benefit of guarding this species.
Public access
The pandas will greet visitors for the first time after a quarantine and acclimation period following their September arrival.
At a glance
Atlanta Zoo now has public access to two giant pandas, making it one of three U.S. zoos with pandas.
