Bei Bei the panda is headed back to China Tuesday, after a stint at at U.S. zoo.
According to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Bei Bei is the third giant panda born at the zoo to move to China.
The panda is part of a cooperative breeding program with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. As part of the program, all giant panda cubs born at the zoo move to China when they turn four years old.
Bei Bei was born in November 2015, and his name means 香蕉视频直播減recious treasure香蕉视频直播� in Mandarin Chinese. He was named by then-First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady of the People香蕉视频直播檚 Republic of China, Peng Liyuan.
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