大熊猫福双和平平11月6日将在亚特兰大动物园亮相
亚特兰大动物园宣布，旅美大熊猫福双和平平将于11月6日在全新改造的熊猫馆与公众见面。动物园位于佐治亚州富尔顿县亚特兰大市。这对大熊猫于9月27日抵达哈茨菲尔德—杰克逊亚特兰大国际机场，开始为期10年的租借期，使亚特兰大动物园成为全美仅有的三个拥有大熊猫的动物园之一。新馆名为亚瑟·布兰克熊猫园，在原有熊猫馆基础上投入600万美元升级改造，参观体验将与以往大不相同。
亚特兰大动物园与中国野生动物保护协会重启了大熊猫保护国际合作研究协议。此前，亚特兰大动物园的大熊猫伦伦、洋洋以及它们的幼崽雅伦和喜伦已于2024年返回中国，熊猫馆此后一直空置。动物园总裁兼首席执行官雷蒙德·金表示，11月6日对动物园历史而言是一个重要时刻，感谢布兰克家族基金会、伍德拉夫基金会和慈善界长期以来对熊猫项目的支持、投入和愿景。
大熊猫租借项目一直是中美民间交流的象征，所有旅居海外的大熊猫均归中国所有、只以租借方式出国。此次新一对大熊猫抵达亚特兰大，正值两国就熊猫合作达成新协议之后，也引发了本地华人社区和动物爱好者的热切期待。动物园提醒，亮相初期客流可能较大，建议游客提前查看动物园公布的参观安排，合理规划行程。
Giant Pandas Fu Shuang and Ping Ping to Make Public Debut at Zoo Atlanta on November 6
Zoo Atlanta announced that giant pandas Fu Shuang and Ping Ping will make their public debut on November 6 in a newly renovated panda habitat. The zoo is in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The pair arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on September 27 to begin a 10-year loan, making Zoo Atlanta one of only three zoos in the United States housing giant pandas. The new habitat, named the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, was upgraded from the previous panda habitat with a $6 million renovation, and the viewing experience will be entirely different from before.
Zoo Atlanta has restarted its International Cooperative Research Agreement on Giant Panda Conservation with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. The zoo's previous pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang and their cubs Ya Lun and Xi Lun, returned to China in 2024, and the habitat had stood empty since. Raymond B. King, the zoo's president and CEO, said November 6 will be a momentous occasion in the zoo's history, thanking the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and the philanthropic community for their long-standing support, investment and vision for the panda program.
The panda loan program has long been a symbol of people-to-people exchange between China and the United States; all giant pandas living abroad remain the property of China and travel only on loan. The arrival of a new pair in Atlanta follows a new agreement between the two countries on panda cooperation and has drawn eager anticipation from the local Chinese community and animal lovers. The zoo cautions that crowds may be heavy in the early days and advises visitors to check its published viewing arrangements and plan their trips accordingly.
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图片来源：图：亚特兰大动物园的大熊猫。（Tim 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons） / Photo: A giant panda at Zoo Atlanta. (by Tim, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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