Su Lin & Zhen Zhen move to China
Su Lin and Zhen Zhen left the San Diego Zoo Friday evening, September 24, 2010. After being escorted by Zoo staff and the watchful eye of the California Highway Patrol, the duo left by plane to China in the early hours of September 25, 2010. They were accompanied by Gaylene Thomas, the animal care supervisor who oversees giant pandas, and Tracy Clippinger, a senior veterinarian. The pandas were acclimated to their new traveling crates, as well as being next to each other, over the last several months. The crates were designed especially for these two pandas, giving them privacy and ventilation at the same time.
Su Lin & Zhen Zhen moved to their parents native country China, to participate in the giant panda breeding program. They will be living at the China Research and Conservation Center for Giant Panda in Ya’an Bi Feng Xia.
