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Meet the New Pandas!
SAN DIEGO — California's governor flew to San Diego for a special ceremony. Newspaper, radio, TV, and internet journalists came by the hundreds. The city of San Diego warned of traffic jams. Why all this excitement? Pandas! In August 2024, the San Diego Zoo welcomed visitors to see a new pair of young pandas for the first time in 20 years. To encourage friendship between countries, the Chinese government has loaned pandas to zoos around the world. These furry friends have long been a symbol of friendship between the United States and China, ever since Beijing gave a pair of pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., back in 1972. During his meeting with President Joe Biden in San Francisco last November, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was “ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation.” A pair of very special visitors are back at California’s San Diego Zoo
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Yun Chuan
You can recognize Yun Chuan (pronounced“yoon chu-an”) by his long, slightly pointed nose. Yun Chuan is an almost ve-year-old male. His name means “big river of cloud,”reminding us of the owing clouds that often shroud the forests where giant pandas live in the mountains of southwestern China.
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Xin Bao
Xin Bao (pronounced“sing bao”) is a nearly four-year-old female whose name means “precious treasure of prosperity and abundance.”She is best recognized by her large, round face and big, u y ears.
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