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Giant pandas return to National Zoo

Seyun Park, Editor-in-Chief • Jan 27, 2025
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Qing Bao, the female panda walks around in the snow. Qing Bao is joined by Bao Li, a male panda, in the panda exhibit.

  • Qing Bao, the female panda walks around in the snow. Qing Bao is joined by Bao Li, a male panda, in the panda exhibit.

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  • Qing Bao chews on bamboo, the main source of food for giant pandas. Qing Bao and Bao Li made their public debut on Friday, Jan. 24.

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  • Crowds line up outside the Giant Panda House. The National Zoo saw the departure of it’s last pandas in late 2023.

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Seyun Park
Seyun Park, Editor-in-Chief
Senior Seyun Park triumphantly returns to The Pitch in his fourth and final year, this year as Editor-in-Chief, managing content both online and in print. When he isn't fixing tabs on Adobe InDesign, messing around with SNO widgets, or dropping horrible sports takes in class, you can find Seyun on the tennis court, crushing the daily New York Times games or fanatically supporting the Washington Caps and Nats. Seyun is also a 2024 National Scholastic Press Association Multimedia Journalist of the Year Finalist.
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