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“Panda”monium at the National Zoo

Springtime in Washington, DC, makes people think of cherry blossoms—and pandas. While keepers and panda fans anxiously wait for signs that the National Zoo’s Mei Xiang may be expecting a cub, we remember the first pandas to live at the zoo. President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to China in February 1972 opened diplomatic and trade [...]