跟进：大熊猫平平与福双在亚特兰大动物园公开亮相：新熊猫馆开园，谢锋出席
亚特兰大——两只6岁的大熊猫「平平」（雄性）与「福双」（雌性）11月6日在美国佐治亚州亚特兰大动物园完成公开亮相，翻修一新的「亚瑟·M·布兰克熊猫林」（Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove）同日开园，结束了这家动物园约两年没有大熊猫的日子。
平平与福双都出生于中国成都大熊猫繁育研究基地，9月27日搭乘联邦快递波音777专机「熊猫快车」抵达亚特兰大，依据亚特兰大动物园与中国野生动物保护协会新签的十年合作研究协议在美生活。熊猫馆耗资约600万美元翻修，扩建了室内活动空间，新增攀爬设施与水池。
亚特兰大动物园自2024年上一批四只大熊猫回国后一直没有大熊猫——那批大熊猫的回国曾结束双方25年的合作。随着平平与福双亮相，亚特兰大动物园成为目前全美仅有的三家饲养大熊猫的动物园之一（另两家为圣迭戈动物园与华盛顿国家动物园），也是美国东南部唯一一家。
中国驻美国大使谢锋出席开园当天的记者会，表示这对大熊猫的到来「标志着中国与亚特兰大动物园长达十年情谊的延续」，并说两只大熊猫的名字寄托着对和平、幸福与互利合作的祝愿。开园当天，动物园举行了剪彩仪式，大批游客排队等候一睹这对大熊猫。（来源：美联社）
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亚特兰大：跟进：亚特兰大动物园将推出熊猫直播频道 平平福双11月6日亮相
Follow-Up: Giant Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang Make Their Public Debut at Zoo Atlanta as the New Panda Grove Opens
Atlanta — Two six-year-old giant pandas, Ping Ping (male) and Fu Shuang (female), made their public debut on November 6 at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, as the renovated Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove opened to visitors, ending the zoo's roughly two years without giant pandas.
Both pandas were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China and arrived in Atlanta on September 27 aboard a FedEx Boeing 777 freighter dubbed the Panda Express. They will live at the zoo for ten years under a new cooperative research agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. The Grove was renovated at a cost of about $6 million, with expanded indoor spaces, new climbing structures and a pool.
Zoo Atlanta had been without pandas since its previous four returned to China in 2024, ending a 25-year partnership. With Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, the zoo becomes one of only three U.S. zoos currently housing giant pandas — alongside the San Diego Zoo and the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington — and the only one in the Southeast.
China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, spoke at a news conference on opening day, saying the pandas' arrival 'marks the renewal of a decade-long bond between China and Zoo Atlanta' and that their names carry hopes for peace, happiness and mutually beneficial cooperation. The zoo held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and crowds of visitors lined up for a first look at the pair. (Source: Associated Press)
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