ATLANTA, Ga. — The giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta.
Channel 2 Action News has confirmed that Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, made the trip safely from China to Atlanta.
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang were born at China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2020. Fu Shuang celebrates a birthday just weeks from now.
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The move revives a relationship between Zoo Atlanta and China that spans more than 25 years.
Zoo Atlanta’s original giant panda agreement with China began in 1999 with the arrival of Yang Yang and Lun Lun. The pair quickly became two of the zoo’s most popular residents and helped make Atlanta one of the nation’s leading panda destinations.
From 2006 through 2016, Yang Yang and Lun Lun produced seven cubs, including two sets of twins. Their growing family attracted visitors from around the world and generated excitement with every new birth.
Yang Yang and Lun Lun, along with their two youngest cubs, returned to China in October 2024, ending Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda era and leaving the zoo without pandas for the first time in decades.
Now, the wait for the pandas to return is over.
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