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: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called also giant panda
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China's history of loaning out pandas China gifted the first panda to the U.S. in 1972 after President Richard Nixon formalized normal relations with China.
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USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The pandas returned to the zoo in 1985 for a three-month visit, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
By studying pandas in the wild and in captivity, including a male brown panda named Qizai, researchers discovered that a recessive genetic trait — much like those for blue eyes or red hair in humans — is behind the brown fur.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Only one zoo in the country, Atlanta, still had pandas.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
As a result, the San Diego Zoo bid farewell to its last pandas in 2019, while the Memphis Zoo sent back its panda, Ya Ya, last April.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
But even the panda has fallen victim to the rising distrust between the U.S. and China, with Chinese nationalists waging an intense online campaign for the return last year of a panda at the Memphis Zoo named Ya Ya.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Gunplay at the Association A statue of a panda bear sits like a chunky sentry atop a pillar on Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City’s Asian District.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Guests will also encounter fun elements throughout the experience, including an interactive gong; mischievous, giggling baby pandas; and oversized merry-go-round noodle bowls from Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop.
—EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The pandas returned to the zoo in 1985 for a three-month visit, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
By studying pandas in the wild and in captivity, including a male brown panda named Qizai, researchers discovered that a recessive genetic trait — much like those for blue eyes or red hair in humans — is behind the brown fur.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Only one zoo in the country, Atlanta, still had pandas.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
As a result, the San Diego Zoo bid farewell to its last pandas in 2019, while the Memphis Zoo sent back its panda, Ya Ya, last April.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
But even the panda has fallen victim to the rising distrust between the U.S. and China, with Chinese nationalists waging an intense online campaign for the return last year of a panda at the Memphis Zoo named Ya Ya.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Gunplay at the Association A statue of a panda bear sits like a chunky sentry atop a pillar on Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City’s Asian District.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Guests will also encounter fun elements throughout the experience, including an interactive gong; mischievous, giggling baby pandas; and oversized merry-go-round noodle bowls from Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop.
—EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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