San Diego Pandas To Return To China
New Panda To Arrive In 2002
POSTED: 12:38 pm PST December 17,
2001
UPDATED: 1:00 pm PST December 17,
2001
SAN DIEGO --
The Giant Panda lineup at the San Diego Zoo may be up for some changes next year.Of the three pandas currently on exhibit, only the female Bai Yun will remain.A new male panda, 9-year-old Gao Gao, will likely move into the zoo in late 2002, replacing ailing 25-year-old Shi Shi, who will return to China.
Also, youngster Hua Mei, who was born at the zoo a little more than two years ago, will probably go to China when she turns 3 in August.The 12-year loan agreement that brought Shi Shi and Bai Yun to San Diego in 1996 said the two pandas are supposed to return to China by 2008, and all offspring must leave the zoo on their third birthday.
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Previous Stories:
- December 4, 2001: Panda Visitation Hours Extended
- August 22, 2001: Zoo Celebrates Panda Birthday
- August 17, 2001: Zoo's Panda Not Pregnant
- August 2, 2001: San Diego's Favorite Panda Pregnant?
- July 5, 2001: Pandas Get New Digs
- July 2, 2001: Pandas Move Into Refurbished Home
- June 20, 2001: Panda IMAX Film To Debut At Balboa Park
- April 12, 2001: San Diego Zoo Panda Undergoes Artificial Insemination
- February 23, 2001: Baby Panda Separated From Mother
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