US Investment Immigration circle listens to stories happening in the United States: Giant pandas are China's national treasure, and their black-and-white fur and adorable appearance are deeply loved by people. However, due to their low birth rate, giant pandas are also endangered protected animals. As friendly ambassadors of China's diplomatic activities, special habitats have been set up for them all over the world. At the famous San Diego Zoo in the United States, giant pandas have become star animals, attracting numerous fans.
Giant pandas have always been deeply loved by people all over the world. The San Diego Zoo, located in San Diego, California, has one of the largest panda exhibits in the United States. Four adorable giant pandas live here. Today, let us follow the camera to see the happy lives of these giant pandas in a foreign land.
Narrator: There are currently four giant pandas living at the San Diego Zoo in California. They are the giant panda parents Gao Gao and Bai Yun, and the giant panda cubs Yun Zi and Xiao Liwu. As the most prolific giant panda mother overseas, Bai Yun is undoubtedly a heroic mother in the panda world. The father of the giant panda cubs, Gao Gao, was originally a wild giant panda. He came to the United States in 2003 and has made contributions to the overseas breeding of giant pandas.
Sync: Senior Animal Keeper Jennifer Becerra
Giant pandas are very popular here. Tourists line up in front of the panda exhibit every day, usually waiting for half an hour to see the pandas. If you don't want to wait in line, the best time to see the pandas is early morning or evening. Thousands of fans come to the zoo specifically to see the pandas.
Sync: Panda Fan Valerie Waltz
I come from Canada. I fly to California twice a year, and I come specifically to see the pandas.
Sync: Panda Fan Diana Suddon
We hold a panda seminar in San Diego every March. The members who come all dress up in panda styles, like hats or clothes, so people know we are panda fans.
Narrator: The tens of thousands of visitors every day have promoted the development of San Diego's tourism industry, and having the opportunity to visit protected animals from foreign lands undoubtedly brings a completely different experience to local tourists.
Sync: Senior Animal Keeper Jennifer Becerra
Yun Zi is fed three times a day, so he rests three times during the daily exhibition hours, so he eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner just like humans. He is a very interesting bear; he is very lively and very popular locally. But he is also very destructive; he often walks around his activity area and destroys some decorations and plants.
Narrator: The San Diego Zoo began a giant panda protection cooperation program with China in 1996. China sends giant pandas to the United States for breeding through a leasing method. Bai Yun and Shi Shi were the first pair of friendship ambassadors sent to San Diego from the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan. The ownership of giant pandas born in the United States belongs to China, and these giant panda cubs are generally sent back to China after they turn three years old.
Sync: Senior Animal Keeper Jennifer Becerra
The giant pandas here are all leased from China. We have special protection and research funds prepared for giant pandas so that we can study giant pandas here. Usually, they are sent back to China for the panda conservation program between the ages of 3 and 5, so 4-year-old Yun Zi may be sent back to China soon.
Narrator: The 17 years of life in a foreign land for the giant pandas in San Diego have not only brought joy to the local people but also promoted the giant panda protection program. Now, the number of giant pandas worldwide is approximately 1,600.