Farewell Panda's - Toronto Zoo

For the past 5 years, the Toronto Zoo has been host to a couple of panda bears on loan from China. The zoo originally started out with a pair of adult bears, with the hopes that they would breed, and indeed that is exactly what happened a couple of years ago to great fanfare. The 2 young panda cubs are now old enough that the entire lot are moving to the Calgary zoo for a few years, as part of the original agreement, before their eventual return to China. Here a a few snaps over the years showcasing the panda's doing what they do best (mostly sleeping and munching on bamboo...)

New Arrival: This shot was captured in the summer of 2013, not long after the pandas were first put on display

Enjoying a nice Bamboo meal

F1: In March of 2016 the public is introduced to two new young pandas, born here in Canada Farewell: At the beginning to 2018 the pandas are enjoying their final weeks here in Toronto The youngsters are now almost as big as their parents