In pics | Thousands flock to Washington DC zoo to bid goodbye to giant pandas
Time to bid goodbye
Trucks carrying the Giant Pandas from the Smithsonian National Zoo arrive at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on November 8, 2023. All three of the zoo's pandas are leaving for China, bringing at least a temporary end to a decades-old connection between the cuddly animal and the US capital.
Capturing memories
Visitors take a photo of Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji as it rests in its enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023, on the zoo's three pandas final day of viewing before returning to China
Lost in its own world
Giant Panda Tian Tian rests in its enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023.
Taking one last look at pandas
A picture of a panda hangs on the wall as visitors wait at the fence line for a glimpse while visiting the Giant Panda enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023.
Visitors make a beeline
Visitors vie for position along the fence line while visiting the Giant Panda enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023, on the final day of viewing before the zoo's three pandas final day of viewing before returning to China.
Can't get enough of Giant Panda Tian Tian
Visitors take a photo of Giant Panda Tian Tian as he rests in his enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023
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