U.s.-born Panda Bao Bao Makes Her First Public Appearance In China

DUJIANGYAN, China — American-born giant panda Bao Bao made her first appearance Friday before the public in southwestern China following her move there from Washington, D.C. Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington to pandas on loan from China. Under the standard loan agreement, such panda cubs must be returned to China before they are 4 years old, the earliest age at which they might begin breeding. Journalists take photographs Bao Bao as she is moved on a forklift to her new home in China.