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Giant Panda Habitat, David M. Rubenstein Family

October 17, 2006 - Permanent

Museum: National Zoo

Location: Olmstead Walk

Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian can be seen in their habitat wrestling in the grass, sleeping in a tree, munching on stalks of bamboo, or lounging in a misty grotto. 

Features included in the 2006 renovation/expansion:

• An expanded outdoor area, 4 yards, and 4 dens.
• Conservation Plaza provides information on ongoing efforts to save the pandas and their habitats; it features a large-scale topographic map and interactive touch-screen kiosks.
• Experience Zone includes some of the features of the panda yard, including cooling rocks, a panda grotto, and foggers to mimic the environment in their native habitat.
• Research Center (in the indoor exhibit area) provides information on panda research at the zoo and the panda's life cycle and biology.

Notes:

• A new Giant Panda Cooperative Research and Breeding Agreement was signed in January 2011, extending the Zoo’s giant panda program for five more years.
• The pandas may be resting indoors during warm-weather months.

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