STORY: Giant pandas arrive in Australia
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:20
LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

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1. various of the two pandas arriving in Australia

STORYLINE:

Giant pandas Xingqiu and Yilan arrived in Adelaide, capital of South Australia, early Sunday morning, after flying for around 11 hours across approximately 8,800 km.

The two giant pandas departed Southwest China's Sichuan Province for Australia on Saturday afternoon, kicking off a new round of China-Australia collaboration on giant panda conservation and research.

Xingqiu, a four-year-old male, and Yilan, a three-year-old female, both from the Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, are set to settle at Adelaide Zoo for the next decade.

Building on the success of past cooperation, the new partnership will further advance collaboration in areas such as breeding research, disease prevention, public education, and cultural exchange. This initiative aims to strengthen research efforts and foster closer people-to-people ties between China and Australia.

Upon arrival at Adelaide Zoo, Xingqiu and Yilan will undergo quarantine. Adelaide Zoo has upgraded its facilities to welcome the new arrivals, ensuring an ample supply of food, and assigning an experienced care and research team to manage the pandas.

In 2009, two pandas, Wangwang and Funi, began their stay at Adelaide Zoo. As the only giant pandas in the Southern Hemisphere, they drew more than 5 million visitors in 15 years until this November when they returned to China.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Adelaide, Australia.
(XHTV)