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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Le repas des Pandas : Astrid soigneur dans son bureau En 2012 un evenement exceptionnel se produit au ZooParc de Beauval (Loire et Cher) For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - In the nursery, everything is ready to welcome a baby panda. Here is the incubator with a panda soft toy inside, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, a keeper, gives the pandas their supplements, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Astrid, a keeper, prepares food supplements for the pandas, including pellets and apples, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, a keeper, gives the pandas their supplements, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, keeper, and Claudine, our journalist, bring bamboo to the pandas, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire and take pictures of giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Jin Baobao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Jin Baobao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor looks at the resting giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Video taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and his female mate Shin Shin. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

A truck carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaves Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in the small hours of Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

People watch a chartered plane carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaving Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

People watch a chartered plane carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaving Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo)

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and his female mate Shin Shin. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo)

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People look at male giant panda Ri Ri (L) and his female mate Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the couple. Both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, they will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People take photos of female giant panda Shin Shin (R) and her male mate Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the couple. Both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, they will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.