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Jul 2024
23m 17s

A Giant Panda Prologue: Getting to Know ...

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The San Diego Zoo has a long history with the giant panda, and there are two pandas coming to the zoo soon! The zoo is working with partners in China to research and promote the sustained recovery of this bamboo-eating species, and Rick and Marco have so many questions about their return. Today they are speaking with Megan Owen, vice president of wildlife conservation science for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, to learn more about these magnificent bears. Tune in to find out how Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are connected to the other pandas that have spent time at the San Diego Zoo.

 

 

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