Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China
Visitors at the Memphis Zoo have said goodbye to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to China. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances, the sendoff on Saturday marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens that landed Ya Ya in Memphis. Ya Ya was born in 2000 in Beijing. She was joined in Memphis under the loan agreement by Le Le, a male panda who was born in 1998 and died in February ahead of the pair’s planned return to China. Читать дальше...