The beloved giant pandas are leaving D.C., traveling up Connecticut Avenue and flying to China on a FedEx plane. It’s the day thousands of visitors to the National Zoo have been dreading for months.

The zoo was briefly panda-less, after two pandas left in 2023. Last October, a FedEx “Panda Express” brought Qing Bao and Bao Li to Washington, D.C., for a 10-year term.

Washington, D.C.'s panda drought will end Friday when giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut at the National Zoo. FOX 5 Washington DC Posted: January 24, 2025 | Last updated ...

It’s panda-monium in DC again. Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the nation’s capital Friday — more than a year after the ...

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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to the public on Friday. The three-year-old panda ...