![]() ![]() The zoo has said the pandas were key to research and conservation projects and helped people experience some of Chinese culture. The zoo held a farewell party for Ya Ya earlier this month. She was joined in Memphis under the loan agreement by Le Le, a male panda who was born July 18, 1998. The departure marks the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens Ya Ya in Memphis. The zoo said Ya Ya was being accompanied on its return to China by a veterinarian who will manage the panda’s medical needs and a zoological officer who will handle all husbandry requirements. (AP) - Ya Ya the giant panda began its trip to China on Wednesday from the Memphis Zoo, where it has spent the past 20 years as part of a loan agreement. ![]()
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