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After leaving on a jet plane, Bao Bao, the former National Zoo panda princess, is adjusting to her new digs.

The 3-year-old panda recently finished her 30-day quarantine at the Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province, reports The New York Times, and she is now out on display in her new habitat.

From the start, there were a few adjustments for Bao Bao. Used to her American keepers, the panda is working to learn her commands in Mandarin instead of English. Additionally, the cafe at the conservation center doesn’t...

Bao Bao the panda is heading to China from the Washington, D.C. National Zoo to take part in a panda breeding program. Bao Bao The Panda Flies To China For Breeding Program Pandas are on the endangered species list and China is currently running a breeding program for pandas. Bao Bao is a 3-year-old cub […]

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On Feb. 21, Bao Bao will leave the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and board a FedEx Express plane for China to live out the rest of her life at a panda reserve in the country.

For the trip, Bao Bao will get the celebrity treatment: a private plane flight, roomy accommodations, a motorcade to the airport and an onboard snack bar stocked with pounds of his favorite foods, reports USA Today.

The 197-lb. panda was born at the American zoo in Aug. 2013 to mom Mei Xiang and dad Tian Tian. From the start, Bao Bao’s fans knew the...

Don't worry, guys. The pandas are safe. Promise.

I just hope that Russell can handle it when little Bao Bao heads back to China next winter. The Chief of Staff's "pandaphilia" was the most shocking (and hilarious) revelation on Madam Secretary Season 3 Episode 3. 

Not that there were any real contenders. The FBI still doesn't have any good leads on the McCord stalker, despite Henry's attempts to "help," and the alleged twist to the international crisis felt fairly obvious to this viewer.

No joke, as soon as the cute activist girl mentioned that the Chinese military had built a base on the atoll, I called that the real problem was going to be the Us finding out about the People's Republic's attempts to build an outpost that would facilitate a greater reach with their missiles.

I did also very briefly consider that the Vietnamese government had leaked information about this base...