FILE - Giant pandas eat bamboo at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, May 4, 2022, in Washington. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The zoo made the announcement Wednesday, about half a year after it sent its three pandas back to China. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Smithsonian Institution said Wednesday that two new giant pandas are returning to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end of the year. The news comes about half a year after the zoo sent its three pandas back to China.