Two Chinese Pandas Start Trip to France
Two giant pandas boarded a chartered plane in southwest China Sunday morning, embarking on a journey halfway around the world to France, local breeders said.
The pair will stay in a French zoo for 10 years under a conservation and research agreement between China and France, according to the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Center, home to the pair and over 100 other pandas in Sichuan Province.
The couple - Yuan Zai and Huan Huan - were both born in 2008 and weigh 81 and 79 kg, respectively, said Hou Rong, a panda expert from the center.
(Source: Xinhua)
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