Fuzzy, tumbling diplomatic ambassadors return to San Diego Zoo; San Francisco next?
Xin Bao, a female panda, enjoys eating a batch of bamboo on the ground level of her new habitat at the San Diego Zoo on Friday Aug. 2, 2024. They aren’t running for president and they haven’t won any Olympic medals. But two California celebrities are getting a whole lot of attention this week.
Since 1972, when China first loaned pandas to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., as part of a gesture of friendliness to former President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat Nixon, the affable ambassadors have been considered an important part of diplomacy between the two countries. “We are ready to welcome visitors from all over the world to our beautiful zoo,” Breed said in April. “This is a momentous opportunity, and one I am grateful for. I know I join so many who can’t wait to see them in San Francisco.”
“ loves his bamboo. He’s really comfortable in his habitat. He explores, and he’s curious,” Megan Owen, vice president of wildlife and conservation science for the San Diego Zoo told “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.
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