2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a U.S.-China government agreement
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Summary
Two giant pandas named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived in Atlanta as part of a new agreement between China and the United States. The pandas will stay at Zoo Atlanta for 10 years after arriving from Chengdu, China, and will be quarantined before being shown to the public.Key Facts
- Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived in Atlanta on a special FedEx plane from Chengdu, China.
- They are part of a 10-year loan agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
- Atlanta joins San Diego Zoo and Smithsonian’s National Zoo as the only U.S. zoos with giant pandas.
- The pandas will be quarantined for about a month before visitors can see them.
- Both pandas were born in 2020 and raised at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
- The loan was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- China often loans pandas to other countries as a symbol of friendship and diplomacy.
- Atlanta had no pandas earlier in 2024 after their previous pandas left.
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