Video de archivo: Gene Cubbison de nuestra cadena hermana NBC 7 presentó este informe el 11 de septiembre de 1996 después de la llegada de Bai Yun y Shi Shi de China a San Diego. Los empleados del zoológico hablaron con Cubbison sobre los preparativos para que los primeros pandas gigantes vivan en el zoológico de forma continua.
A medida que aumenta la emoción por el regreso de los pandas gigantes a San Diego, echemos un vistazo a la larga historia del zoológico con los osos blancos y negros.
10 de septiembre de 1996: Bai Yun y Shi Shi llegan al zoológico de San Diego desde la Reserva de Pandas de Wolong en China.
21 de agosto de 1999: Hua Mei nació en San Diego, el primer cachorro de panda en sobrevivir en cautiverio en los Estados Unidos. Fue producto de una inseminación artificial entre Bai Yun y Shi Shi.
Enero de 2003: Gao Gao llegó a San Diego como nuevo compañero de Bai Yun. Nacido en la naturaleza, sería padre de cinco cachorros en el zoológico de San Diego.
19 de agosto de 2003: Mei Sheng fue el primer cachorro nacido de Bai Yun y Gao Gao y el segundo cachorro nacido en el zoológico de San Diego. Fue trasladado a China a los 4 años.
Febrero de 2004: Hua Mei regresa a China, donde viviría en el Centro de Conservación del Panda Gigante de Wolong.
Xiao Liwu at Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo on April 6, 2019.
Bai Yun at Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo on April 6, 2019.
Bai Yun at Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo on April 6, 2019.
Xiao Liwu at Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo on April 6, 2019.
Bai Yun first came to the San Diego Zoo on Septemeber 10, 1996, from the Wolong Panda Preserve in China. She arrived in the U.S. with her friend Shi Shi.
Hua Mei was the first panda cub to survive captivity in the U.S. She was the product of artificial insemination between Bai Yun and Shi Shi. She was born on August 21, 1999, at 1:15 p.m. Bai Yun was pregnant with twins, but only Hua Mei survived.
This is Hua Mei hanging out at the San Diego Zoo on February 29, 2003. She moved to China a year later to live at the Wolong Giant Panda Conservation Center.
Gao Gao arrived in San Diego as a new mate for Bai Yun in January 2003.
Born in the wild, Gao Gao would go on to father five cubs with Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo.
Meet Mei Sheng! He was Bai Yun and Gao Gao's first cub. This is him celebrating his second birthday on August 19, 2005. Two years later, he moved to China.
Meet Su Lin! She was Bai Yun and Gao Gao's second cub. Su Lin was born on August 2, 2005, and this is the cub showing off two of her new canine teeth during her weekly veterinary exam!
Su Lin celebrates Mother's Day with her mom, Bai Yun, at the San Diego Zoo with a flurry of snow on May 14, 2006. Four years later, Su Lin moved to China with her sister Zhen Zhen. Born on August 3, 2007, Zhen Zhen was Bai Yun and Gao Gao's third child.
Meet Yun Zi! He was born on August 5, 2009. This is him at four years old sliding around in his snowy exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. He was Bai Yun and Gao Gao's fourth cub.
This is Yun Zi enjoying his third birthday party at the San Diego Zoo with an ice and bamboo cake. A few months later, in January 2014, he hopped on the plane at LAX and headed to China.
Bai Yun's fifth cub with Gao Gao was Xiao Liwu. He was born on July 29, 2012, at the San Diego Zoo.
Xiao Liwu's name means "Little Gift."
Xiao Liwu likes to play and pounce with his mom, Bai Yun, at the San Diego Zoo.
Bai Yun and her son, Xiao Liwu, have fun in the snow and cuddle for warmth.
Say cheese! Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu smile for a photo at the San Diego Zoo.
Xiao Liwu celebrates his first birthday with a fun present at the San Diego Zoo!
It's important to stop and smell the flowers, and Bai Yun agrees!
Xiao Liwu turns three at the San Diego Zoo with a special cake.
I don't know about you, but Bai Yun is feeling 22! The mother panda got a towering cake to celebrate her birthday at the San Diego Zoo in 2013.
Giant panda mom Bai Yun enjoys a special ice cake in celebration of her 22nd birthday on September 7, 2013.
Bai Yun turned 24 years old in 2014! She celebrated with an ice cake topped with apple slices.
Xiao Liwu was just four months away from turning seven when the San Diego Zoo announced he and his mother's departure.
2 de agosto de 2005: Su Lin nació de Bai Yun y Gao Gao como su segundo cachorro, y el tercero en ser criado con éxito en San Diego.
3 de agosto de 2007: Zhen Zhen fue el cuarto panda en nacer en el zoológico de San Diego. Más tarde fue nombrada por los fanáticos de los pandas a través de una encuesta en línea.
Julio de 2008: Shi Shi muere en el zoológico de Guangzhou.
5 de agosto de 2009: Yun Zi nació en el zoológico de San Diego, hija de Bai Yun y Gao Gao. A pesar de que fue el quinto nacimiento exitoso para el programa de pandas, un veterinario lo describió como "tan emocionante como el primero".
Agosto de 2010: Los hermanos Su Lin y Zhen Zhen fueron devueltos a China.
16 de marzo de 2011: Panda Bai Yun abrió una barrera de seguridad entre el área del cuidador y el hábitat del animal. Cuando un cuidador trató de llevar a Bai Yun de regreso a su vivienda, el panda agarró una de las piernas de la trabajadora con sus mandíbulas. El portero fue atendido en un hospital.
29 de julio de 2012: Xiao Liwu nació de Bai Yun, su último cachorro. Su nombre significa "Pequeño Regalo".
9 de enero de 2014: Yun Zi deja el zoológico de San Diego, vuela desde LAX y es devuelto a China.
Xiao Liwu celebrates his second birthday at the San Diego Zoo.
Xiao Liwu - "Mr. Wu" as he's called at the San Diego Zoo - celebrates his second birthday on July 29, 2014.
Xiao Liwu - "Mr. Wu" as he's called at the San Diego Zoo - celebrates his second birthday on July 29, 2014.
Xiao Liwu - "Mr. Wu" as he's called at the San Diego Zoo - celebrates his second birthday on July 29, 2014.
Panda cub XIao Liwu enjoys some sunny San Diego weather at the zoo on Mar. 2, 2013. Panda life is tough, right?
The San Diego Zoo’s panda cub, Xiao Liwu, started the New Year with a clean bill of health from his veterinarians. During his 20th exam this morning there was bamboo to snack on and various toys including a doughnut- shaped plastic ring (perfect for panda sitting) to play with and a wooden log to climb over. The 22-week-old panda weighed 16 pounds this morning and keepers say he is confidently climbing and full of energy.
This panda sure loves his bamboo. Here, the cub plays during his Dec. 27, 2012, veterinary exam.
Xiao Liwu, now five-months-old, plays with a couple of new toys during his final vet exam of 2012 on Dec. 27.
Giant panda cub Xiao Liwu stretched out and showed his belly while animal care staff checked him over during his weekly exam at the San Diego Zoo. Nutritionist Jennifer Parsons took his measurements and noted that this panda cub is growing as expected, his measurements on track with other giant pandas born at the Zoo. Xiao Liwu weighs 12.1 pounds and is 25.9 inches long, with all four canine teeth visible in this Nov. 29, 2012 photo.
In this photo provided by the San Diego Zoo showing the panda cub at the San Diego Zoo during his fifth veterinary exam on Friday Sept.20,2012. The male panda, born on July 29, 2012, weighed 4.9 pounds (2.26 kilograms), nearly a pound more than he weighed during the last exam. Veterinarians recorded that the cub�s eyes are almost open now and believe the cub can see but is likely limited to viewing light and shadows. The San Diego Zoo follows the Chinese cultural tradition of naming the giant panda after it is 100 days old. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo/Tammy Spratt)
How quickly he's growing! When the newest panda at the San Diego Zoo was examined on Oct. 9, the cub weighed 7.3 lbs. and measured 20" long. His teeth are about to surface, and he's starting to crawl according to the zoo's Facebook page.
During the Oct. 4 exam, veterinary staff confirmed that the giant panda cub's eyes and ears are fully open.
The San Diego Zoo's giant panda cub is getting to see and hear more of the world surrounding him.
The cub received his first rounds of vaccinations on Sept. 25 and vets say, he didn't flinch or even make a sound. The little guy weighs nearly six pounds.nIn true Chinese tradition, the zoo won't name the cub until he's 100 days old. So far, people have submitted more than 75-hundred name suggestions. The zoo will put the most popular suggestions to a public vote next month.
The panda cub weighs nearly 5 pounds on Sept. 21, 2012 and his eyes are almost open.
The panda cub at the San Diego Zoo is starting to take a peek at the great, big world around him. During an exam on Sept. 12, animal care staff could see the cub’s eyes beginning to open. This is right on track for this 45-day old male cub. It will take about another 20 days for the eyes to be fully open.
Starting Sept. 17, the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy will begin taking name suggestions for the male cub on its website
The San Diego Zoo announced after an examination that the panda cub is a boy! The 5-week old cub is healthy at 3.2 pounds.
The zoo will be asking for the public's help to name the cub.
The panda's belly is 12-inches in circumference.
High five! The panda cub is a boy.
The panda's mother, Bai Yun, has given birth to six panda cubs.
The San Diego Zoo follows the Chinese cultural tradition of naming the giant panda after it is 100 days old, so he does not have a name yet.
The panda cub's eyes are still closed since he is only 5 weeks old.
The cub is 3.2 pounds.
In an early morning examination by veterinarians, the month-old cub was measured and weighed on Aug. 30, 2012.
Veterinarians noted a full belly on the cub, who had just finished nursing before the exam.
No word yet on whether the panda cub is a girl or a boy - stay tuned!
The cub weighs more than a kilogram (2.2 pounds) and seems to be developing normally.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
The baby panda make its debut on Monday, July 30 when the mother bear left the den briefly.
The cub was doing flips inside the den.
The panda cub is the size of a cell phone right now.
Mama bear returns to her baby bear.
See how small the cub is? Aww.
The mother bear holds the cub tight.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Bai Yun has had four cubs at the San Diego Zoo.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
There's a lot of love between these two.
Images from the cub's first exam on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
The panda cub’s furry belly was on full display Nov. 1 as the rambunctious boy was examined during his 11th veterinary exam.
Xiao Liwu and his mother Bai Yun roam the public exhibit at the San Diego Zoo.
Little Xiao Liwu is not so little any more.
Xiao Liwu snacks on a few treats in his enclosure.
Animal-lovers around the world have watched Xiao Liwu grow via the zoo's "Panda Cam" from a tiny bean-shaped speck resting on his mother to a rambunctious fluff ball crawling away from veterinarians at his routine exams.
"The Panda Team feels our five-month-old cub has become confident enough to navigate around this large habitat while being admired by his adoring fans," said the zoo's blog moderator Debbie Andreen in post Monday.
30 de octubre de 2018: Gao Gao deja San Diego para ir a China.
25 de marzo de 2019: El zoológico de San Diego anuncia que los dos pandas gigantes restantes abandonarán los EE. UU. a fines de abril.
Abril de 2019: Los pandas gigantes abandonan los EE. UU. y regresan a China.
Febrero de 2024: La Asociación para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre de China firmó un acuerdo de cooperación con el zoológico de San Diego para traer de vuelta al querido mamífero a San Diego. La organización china describió los acuerdos como una nueva ronda de colaboración en la conservación del panda.
29 de abril de 2024: Cinco años después de que los últimos pandas gigantes salieran de San Diego, nos presentaron a los dos pandas gigantes que llegarán a San Diego a finales de este año: Yun Chuan y Xin Bao. Fue la primera vez en 21 años que los pandas ingresaron a Estados Unidos.
Yun Chuan, un hombre de casi 5 años, es descrito como apacible, gentil y adorable. Es hijo de Zhen Zhen, quien nació en el zoológico de San Diego en 2007 de padres Bai Yun y Gao Gao. El primer personaje de su nombre, "Yun", es un guiño a su abuela Bai Yun, quien vivió en el zoológico de San Diego durante 23 años, según la Alianza de Vida Silvestre del Zoológico de San Diego.
Xin Bao, una hembra de casi 4 años, es descrita como una "introvertida gentil e ingeniosa con una dulce cara redonda y orejas grandes", se lee en un comunicado del zoológico. Su nombre significa un "nuevo tesoro de prosperidad y abundancia".
27 de junio de 2024: Después de viajar unas 7,000 millas desde China, Yun Chuan y Xin Bao finalmente llegaron a su nuevo hogar en el Zoológico de San Diego. Los osos pasaban semanas en cuarentena mientras se adaptaban a su nuevo hábitat.
9 de julio de 2024: El zoológico de San Diego publicó las primeras fotos de Yun Chuan y Xin Bao en su nuevo hábitat. Echa un vistazo aquí.
Bai Yun eats her birthday cake as she turns 24 at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
The birthday girl rolling around in some hay containing some of her favorite scents.
Birthday surprises left by keepers for Bai Yun.
Birthday surprises left by keepers for Bai Yun.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
Bai Yun's birthday cake: slushy ice with chunks of fruit.
Bai Yun, checking out her birthday surprises at the San Diego Zoo on Sept. 7, 2015. The mother of six is now 24.
Let her eat cake. Bai Yun takes a bite from her treat.
Eating cake.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
The Chinese zoo now home to a panda that once lived at the San Diego Zoo in 1987 is inviting folks who came to see the panda in the 1980s in San Diego to the panda's 35th birthday party.
