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Two giant pandas lying on rocks. — Giant pandas Tian Tian, left, and Mei Xiang, right, sleep on rocks in their enclosure at the National Zoo.
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Pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, will leave their enclosure in DC next year.
During their time at the National Zoo, staff tried to get Mei Xiang and Tian Tian to mate.
Zoo staff ended up having to artificially inseminate Mei Xiang with Tian Tian's semen.

Before the National Zoo's beloved giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, had their cub Xiao Qi Ji in 2020, zoo staff struggled to get the couple to mate.