National Zoo Giant Pandas

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. bid farewell to its giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji as they returned to China. Two new adolescent pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are expected to arrive by the end of the year. This marks the end of a decades-old connection between the U.S. and giant pandas, with China no longer renewing panda loans to U.S. zoos due to souring relations.