Sciences · Panda GroveAprès plusieurs semaines en coulisses, Ping Ping et Fu Shuang font leurs débuts à AtlantaRédigé 6 novembre 2026 à 17:20 UTCRegarderTranscription0:07Two giant pandas are now on public view at Zoo Atlanta.0:10Visitors can see Pingping and Fu Xuang after weeks behind the scenes.0:14Their debut opens a renovated home and renews the zoo's conservation partnership0:19with Chinese organizations.0:21What that renewed partnership delivers for conservation will take longer to judge.0:26The Arthur M.0:27Blank Panda Grove opened on Friday, November6 th.0:31Pingping is male, and Fu Xuang is female.0:34The opening ceremony introduced the pair in the habitat, where visitors can now see0:39them.0:40The pandas had already been in Atlanta for several weeks.0:43They landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport aboard the FedEx0:49Panda Express, a Boeing777.0:52The pair arrived on September27 th.0:55On October6, the zoo announced their November6 debut.1:00They stayed out of public view until the habitat opened, leaving weeks between their1:04arrival and the first opportunity for visitors to meet them.1:07Zoo Atlanta president and CEO Raymond B.1:11King presented the opening as a new legacy for the Panda program.1:15He tied it to the zoo's long-standing conservation relationships with Chinese1:20organizations, including the China Wildlife Conservation Association.1:25The zoo initiated its international giant panda conservation research agreement with1:30that association.1:32The public opening gives those continuing relationships a newly renovated setting in1:38Atlanta.1:39The habitat underwent a reported six million dollar renovation.1:43The work expanded the day rooms and added new climbing structures.1:48Upgraded outdoor spaces complete the changes described for the Arthur M.1:52Blank Panda Grove, the pair's new public home.1:55The introductory ceremony was scheduled for eight in the morning.1:59Public viewing was advertised to begin at ten thirty.2:03Visitors advertised access came later than the ceremony, even though both marked the2:08same opening day.2:09Both Pingping and Fushuang were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda2:13Breeding, another institution connected to the program.2:17Their move now links that birthplace with a public-facing home in Atlanta.2:22The opening provides a concrete result for visitors.2:25Access to the two pandas in their renovated habitat.2:29Longer-term conservation gains will need to be measured beyond the opening2:33celebration.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDex
