Giant pandas to debut at National Zoo in Washington

Pandas are back in Washington, delighting National Zoo visitors
Giant pandas have returned to the National Zoo in Washington, drawing joyful crowds. Two pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut Friday in front of hundreds of excited fans, the first pandas at the zoo in more than a year. Lisa Barham came all the way from Cleveland, Ohio, with her son to see them.
‘Ahhh pandas!’ Crowds welcome fuzzy celebs back to National Zoo
The general public gets its first glimpse Friday of Qing Bao and Bao Li, the National Zoo’s newest giant pandas.
Watch giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao live from National Zoo on Giant Panda Cam
Need a little pick-me-up in your day? Tune into the Giant Panda Cam to watch Bao Li and Qing Bao live from the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Giant pandas are back at the National Zoo and so is its popular Panda Cam! | How to tune in
WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on Friday. Zoo workers and city officials held a special ceremony to unveil the pandas to the public, declaring the Zoo the "District of Panda."
Pandas Make Their Official Return to the National Zoo — and You Don't Have to Go to D.C. to See Them
The Smithsonian's National Zoo brought back its popular Giant Panda Cam and debuted its two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, on the livestream on Jan. 24.
Giant pandas return to DC’s National Zoo to elaborate welcome
For panda fans not local to Washington, the National Zoo also is bringing back its Giant Panda Cam, where virtual visitors can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, in their outdoor and indoor enclosures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
The National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Are Finally Making Their Public Debut
Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). The 3-year-old bears arrived in Washington this past October, undergoing a quarantine period before making their debut.
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Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at National Zoo
Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.
DC's giant pandas make public debut at National Zoo: What to know before you go
The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are set to make their public debut Friday.
New pandas make their debut at National Zoo
The National Zoo announced pandas have returned to Washington, D.C. and made their public debut on Friday. “The wait is OVER: the giant pandas have officially made their public debut at the
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