If you missed it in early December, the Edinburgh Zoo just received Tian Tian and Yang Guang from China (read the full story at the BBC).
Last year while we were in China the CCRCGP was all abuzz with getting this breeding pair ready to leave, which meant that we got to meet both of them and have our pictures taken (because we knew they’d be celebrities!). Here we are with Tian Tian last March:
Nate & Meghan with their daughter Dee in front of Tian Tian
Tian Tian, meaning “sweetie” and Yang Guang means ‘sunshine’ in Chinese. Yang Guang was born on 14 August 2003 in Wolong. In March 2011 he moved to the same location in Bifengxia as Tian Tian so we were just lucky enough to catch the same month that Yang Guang was moved to BFX.