The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end.
The Panda Party is back on as giant pandas will return to Washington’s National Zoo by year’s end
Months after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two more of the furry black-and-white icons will be coming to Washington.
Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to the United States
Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”
Panda diplomacy: The departure of DC’s beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback
Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing.