Farewell Giant Pandas

Published: Nov. 8, 2023, 5 a.m.

All three Giant Pandas are leaving the Smithsonian's National Zoo for China by the end of the year. What's up with that?! We sat down with the director of\xa0the Zoo,\xa0Brandie Smith,\xa0to find out why the pandas are leaving, and whether China plans to send more. This might truly be the end of a beara ... we mean era!

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Guests:

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Brandie Smith, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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Stephen Powers, panda fan