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A pair of two-year-old giant pandas will arrive in Washington D.C. Tuesday morning to begin their stint at the National Zoo less than a year after a fan-favorite cub of the species who was born stateside, Xiao Qi Ji , was returned to China .Bao Li, whose mother was born at the National Zoo more than 10 years ago, and female Qing Bao flew from China to Alaska Monday and departed for their new home in the nation's capitol Tuesday morning .
Reporting on the exact age of the pandas has varied, but they were both 2 years old in May when the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteThe new pandas will be quarantined for at least 30 days after they arrive at the National Zoo and will make their, who was born in Washington D.C. in 2003, and his grandparents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, lived at the National Zoo from 2000 to 2023.
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