Monday 5th December 2011
Giant pandas arrive in Edinburgh from China
BBC News
Two giant pandas have arrived in Edinburgh, after a nine-hour journey from China.
The specially-chartered flight for Edinburgh Zoo's new residents, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, touched down just after 13:00.
The pair are the first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years.
The pandas arrived to wintry conditions in Edinburgh with temperatures of about 3C, having left temperatures of 10C at Chengdu Airport.
BBC Scotland correspondent Colin Blane said: "I have been told the male panda, Yang Guang, is very fond of a roll around in the snow.
"The conditions should be to his liking."
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Find out more about Tian Tian and Yang Guang and their new home at Edinburgh Zoo