Although the new pandas arrived at their new home on Connecticut Avenue, officials say they won't make their debut to the public until January 2025.

“Qing Bao is our more reserved panda, she’s a little cautious, a little bit more nervous about the new noises and sounds,” says Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas. “Bao Li is just full of energy, he loves people, he wants to interact. Just kind of opposites.”

The zoo has set Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as the public debut of the pandas, with a public celebration of the new arrivals from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9. Zoo members will have a chance to reserve tickets for a preview between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19. Not at all, so far. But that's by design.

A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas has arrived at the National Zoo. Although born in China, the male, Bao Li, is a third-generation Washingtonian. Here's a catch-up on the D.C. connections of his extended family. Bao Li's grandparents, Mei Xiang and Tian ...

The National Zoo’s two new giant panda, who arrived Tuesday after an 8,000-mile flight from China, will now settle into their new home before going on display.

Nearly a year ago, the two resident giant pandas and their cub at the National Zoo were sent back to China. Meet their replacements that have just arrived.

His grandparents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, lived at the National Zoo for nearly a quarter-century and welcomed the zoo’s first-ever surviving panda cubs, including his mother, Bao Bao.

The National Zoo's newest residents, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao, have officially moved into their new home. Arriving via private plane and escorted by police, the pandas are now settling in, much to the delight of the crowd gathered outside the zoo that welcomed them Tuesday.