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Zoo employees at a pre-opening celebrtin for the Panda Ridge exhibit on Friday, August 2, 2024 at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, CA Xin Bao and her male companion Yun Chuan under a 10-year research agreement with China, with the zoo paying $1 million a year in exchange for the animals. Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who arrived at the end of June, are the first giant pandas to enter the U.S. in 21 years and are on a 10-year loan agreement with China.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Redux Pictures)