London Zoo's Panda Sent Back to England

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Summary

Chia Chia, the London Zoo's male Giant Panda, who was loaned to the National Zoological Park in hopes that he and the Zoo's female Panda, Ling-Ling, would mate, is returned to England.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," June 1981, p. 6.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," July 1981, p. 4.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

June 10, 1981

Topic

  • Endangered ecosystems
  • Giant panda
  • Endangered species

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