Zoo Atlanta Debuts Two Pandas on Loan from China

World · First reported 6 Nov, 17:39 · Updated 18:16

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Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut at Zoo Atlanta on Friday. The pandas arrived from China in September under a 10-year loan agreement; coverage also notes that the zoo’s panda display has resumed after a two-year gap.

Zoo Atlanta introduced pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to the public on Friday.
Ping Ping is male and Fu Shuang is female; they arrived from China in September under a 10-year loan agreement.
Visitors lined up as the pandas ate bamboo and lounged during their debut.
The debut brings giant pandas back on display in Atlanta two years after two other pandas were returned to China.
One report describes China’s panda loan programmes as expressions of goodwill and part of its global diplomacy.

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Key facts

Pandas: Ping Ping (male) and Fu Shuang (female)
Public debut: Friday at Zoo Atlanta
Arrival: September, from China
Loan term: 10 years
Previous display gap: Two years after two other pandas were returned to China