A Giant Panda Climbs Among Logs at the San Diego Zoo

Giant panda climbs wooden structure in San Diego Zoo habitat.
Giant panda climbs wooden structure in San Diego Zoo habitat.

The San Diego Zoo partnered with China's Wolong and Chengdu panda centers from 1996 to 2019, hosting giant pandas such as Bai Yun and Gao Gao along with cubs born on-site, including Hua Mei and Su Lin. The zoo built its habitat with climbing logs, bamboo groves, and pools to mimic the bamboo forests of China's Sichuan mountains. The program ended in 2019 when its last pandas returned to China after more than two decades of breeding and research.

Taken November 2011

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