USA-Giant Panda Pair/Debut
USA-Giant Panda Pair/Debut
Dateline : Nov 6, 2026
Location : United States
Duration : 1'53
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Nov 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of giant pandas, visitors at Zoo Atlanta
2. SOUNDBITE (English) visitor (name not given):
"We were the first person in there. We were the first. We went in there because we're here for a field trip. So we got in before it opened to the public. So we were at the African Savannah area and we started walking over and we were the first people to get in here."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) visitor (name not given):
"We just happened to look up and see that the pandas would be here the next day. So we had to come by and see them."
4. Various of giant pandas, visitors at Zoo Atlanta
5. SOUNDBITE (English) visitor (name not given) (ending with shot 6):
"It's exciting. It's great to get to see the pandas back here and it makes everybody happy."
6. Visitors at Zoo Atlanta
7. Various of giant pandas at Zoo Atlanta
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Gina Ferrie, vice president, collections and conservation at Zoo Atlanta (starting with shot 7/ending with shots 9):
"We have made the outside habitats also much nicer with more new plantings and new climbing structures. Inside there are some new materials that are very good for the pandas, for their animal welfare and well-being."
9. Various of giant panda, panda house environment
10. Giant panda resting outside, visitors
11. Visitors taking selfie with giant panda head sculpture
12. Visitors at Zoo Atlanta
13. SOUNDBITE (English) visitor (name not given) (starting with shot 12/ending with shot 14):
"I know it makes my daughter want to learn more about where the pandas come from. I absolutely think so. Like I said, I think it's wonderful for our diplomacy."
14. Children in front of shelf of panda plush toys
15. Giant panda eating bamboo
Chinese giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang made their public debut on Friday at Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Before meeting the public, the panda pair spent more than a month in quarantine, adjusting to the new bamboo, new caretakers and new environment.
On the morning of the debut, a class of young students had the opportunity to become some of the first members of the public to view the bears.
"We were the first. We landed there because we're here for a field trip. So we got in before it opened to the public. So we were at the African Savannah area and we started walking over and we were the first people to get in here," said one of the students.
Local residents of all ages were eager to see the pair after two years without having pandas at the zoo.
"We just happened to look up and see that the pandas would be here the next day. So we had to come by and see them," said a senior visitor.
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived in the southern U.S. city on a chartered flight on September 27, marking the return of Chinese giant pandas after nearly two years. The last pair of giant pandas and their offspring returned to China from Zoo Atlanta in October 2024.
The new pandas are expected to stay at the zoo for 10 years.
"It's exciting. It's great to get to see the pandas back here and it makes everybody happy," a visitor said.
To ensure the bears are properly looked after, experts from China work together with American caretakers each day. Each aspect of their care must be carefully planned, from regular health checks to preparing bamboo meals.
Zoo Atlanta has also upgraded and renovated the panda enclosure.
"We have made the outside habitats also much nicer with more new plantings and new climbing structures. Inside there are some new materials that are very good for the pandas, for their animal welfare and well-being," said Gina Ferrie, vice president of collections and conservation at Zoo Atlanta.
Over more than 30 years, China and the United States have achieved a series of important results in giant panda conservation cooperation. This cooperation has also helped enhance friendship between the two peoples and brought more Americans closer to China, as they come to know and understand the country through their love of giant pandas.
China and Zoo Atlanta have collaborated on giant panda conservation research for more than two decades since 1999, including the birth of seven giant panda cubs in five litters.
"I know it makes my daughter want to learn more about where the pandas come from. I absolutely think so. Like I said, I think it's wonderful for our diplomacy," said a visitor.
ID : 8507193
Published : 2026-11-07 10:23
Last Modified : 2026-11-07 21:45:39
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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