Hua Mei the giant panda at the San Diego Zoo in 1999 and 2000

On Dec. 1, 1999, a baby giant panda at the San Diego Zoo was given her name at a special ceremony. Hua Mei was 102 days old at the time and doctors at the zoo said she was doing well. Her name meant “China/USA” in Chinese honoring the research and work of both countries for her to be born.
A couple of months later, in early 2000, Hua Mei and her mother Bai Yun went on public display at the San Diego Zoo. The sight of the beloved giant pandas delighted animal lovers who had been watching the pair on a panda cam up until then. News 8 featured the popular pandas in several stories that year seen here.
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She is sooo cute ❤

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I miss our pandas

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