亚特兰大新大熊猫隔离期进入尾声：11月新馆亮相在即
亚特兰大动物园的两位新居民——大熊猫平平与福双的隔离期进入尾声，11月新馆亮相的倒计时已经开始。这对大熊猫于9月27日搭乘“联邦快递熊猫专机”从成都抵达亚特兰大，重启亚特兰大动物园与中国机构的研究合作，合作期至少十年。平平为雄性，2020年3月17日出生，名字寓意生活平静安宁；福双为雌性，2020年10月18日出生，名字寓意幸福。抵达后，两只大熊猫按规定接受为期约一个月的隔离检疫，园方通过社交媒体陆续发布适应情况：抵达仅三天时园方就表示，两只大熊猫的适应情况超出预期，吃得好、每天都在进步，还尝试了多种新的竹子与竹笋。亚特兰大上一次拥有大熊猫还是2024年之前，伦伦与洋洋夫妇在亚特兰大生活25年、育有七只幼崽后返回中国，动物园的大熊猫馆因此空置两年。新的亚瑟·布兰克大熊猫馆将于11月开放，届时游客才能第一次与平平和福双见面。对亚特兰大华人社区而言，大熊猫的回归不仅是一桩动物园新闻，更是中美民间交流的一个温暖符号。
Atlanta's New Giant Pandas Near the End of Quarantine: New Habitat Debut Set for November
Zoo Atlanta's two newest residents — giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang — are nearing the end of their quarantine, and the countdown to their November habitat debut has begun. The pair arrived in Atlanta from Chengdu on September 27 aboard a "FedEx Panda Express" flight, restarting Zoo Atlanta's research cooperation with Chinese institutions for a term of at least ten years. Ping Ping is a male, born March 17, 2020, his name meaning a calm and peaceful life; Fu Shuang is a female, born October 18, 2020, her name meaning happiness. After arrival, the two pandas underwent the required quarantine of about a month, and the zoo has been posting updates on social media about how they are settling in: just three days after arrival, the zoo said the two were adapting beyond expectations, eating well, improving every day and trying many new kinds of bamboo and bamboo shoots. Atlanta last had giant pandas before 2024, when Lun Lun and Yang Yang returned to China after 25 years in Atlanta and seven cubs, leaving the zoo's panda habitat empty for two years. The new Arthur M. Blank Giant Panda Habitat will open in November, when visitors will meet Ping Ping and Fu Shuang for the first time. For Atlanta's Chinese community, the pandas' return is not just zoo news but a warm symbol of people-to-people exchange between China and the United States.
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