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Article: Giant Panda Exhibit Opens at the Memphis Zoo.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 25, 2003
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A pair of giant pandas made their public debut at the Memphis Zoo's CHINA exhibit on Friday, April 25. Ya Ya and Le Le, who arrived from Beijing, China on April 7 via the "FedEx(R) PandaExpress," have spent the past 18 days acclimating to their new surroundings. They seem to be taking to their new habitat pretty well, as Zoo visitors watched the pair chomp bamboo, play, climb and, of course, nap in their new home inside the three-acre, $16 million CHINA exhibit.
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"It is very satisfying to finally see our visitors enjoying giant ...