Yun Chuan and Xin Bao could arrive at the world-famous San Diego Zoo as soon as next month
A crew from NBC News traveling in China this week sent new information from the country's panda sanctuary about the pair of bears headed to San Diego.
An application submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last month revealed details ahead of the pandas long-term loan to the zoo. If the pandas arrive early, there are contingency plans for the bears, including having them possibly occupy the Andes bear exhibit on Upper Center Street temporarily.
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