U.S. zoos sending pandas to China – CNN.com: “(CNN) — Two beloved giant pandas are leaving the United States for China on Thursday.
Three-year-old Mei Lan will depart Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, officials said. Her 4-year-old male cousin, Tai Shan, will leave Washington’s National Zoo.
‘It’s very bittersweet. We love him. We love having him here,’ said Erika Bauer, curator at the National Zoo in Washington.”