Photo Released, Chinese Loan Giant Panda Adapted Well At The San Diego Zoo

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JAKARTA - The latest giant Panda in San Diego, California, United States, adapted well to their new home in the state.

The zoo shared the first photos of the couple, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, the first giant panda to enter the United States in 21 years, according to the zoo.

Since their arrival at Golden State on June 27, the zoo said the two pandas had adapted well.

They have adapted well to their new home in private habitat and will not be visible to the public for several weeks, "a word reported by CNN, Tuesday, July 9.

The two pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, left the Bifengxia base at the Chinese Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan province on Wednesday, June 26 evening.

The rare loan was completed in February, just months after Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested sending pandas to the San Diego Zoo as a "breaking of friendship between Chinese and American society."

The two pandas were celebrated farewell at the Chinese base, attended by American and Chinese officials, including show and gift exchange, according to a statement from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

To ensure their health and safety during the trip, their team has prepared foods from fresh bamboo, bamboo, fruits, vegetables, and corn bread made specifically known as 'wotou'.

China lent pandas to more than 20 countries through a program often referred to as'panda diplomacy'. Panda loans with Washington began in 1972 although the number of loans has decreased in recent years due to deteriorating US-China relations.