Welcome Wang Wang and Fu Ni

In this photo released by Adelaide Zoo, four-year-old male giant panda Wang Wang is seen in the quarantine section of a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni are on loan to the zoo for 10 years as part of a joint research program, and their arrival comes amid slightly strained relations between China and Australia. (clip: Wang Wang and Fu Ni)









ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: Giant Pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrive in a crate at Adelaide Airport on November 28, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia. The pandas have travelled from their home in China after the Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008 destroyed the research centre where they resided. Today the duo begin a ten year stay at Adelaide Zoo, with their exhibit being officially opened on December 13. They will be the only Giant Pandas in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to live permanently in Australia.









ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: Adelaide Zoo chief executive officer, Chris West talks to media after arrive of giant Pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrive in a crate at Adelaide Airport on November 28, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia. The pandas have travelled from their home in China after the Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008 destroyed the research centre where they resided. Today the duo begin a ten year stay at Adelaide Zoo, with their exhibit being officially opened on December 13. They will be the only Giant Pandas in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to live permanently in Australia.






ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: Giant Pandas Wang Wang and Funi make themselves at home as they arrive from China on November 28, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia. The pandas have travelled from their home in China after the Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008 destroyed the research centre where they resided. Today the duo begin a ten year stay at Adelaide Zoo, with their exhibit being officially opened on December 13. They will be the only Giant Pandas in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to live permanently in Australia.



In this photo released by Adelaide Zoo Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, three-year-old female giant panda Funi is seen in the quarantine section of a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni are on loan to the zoo for 10 years as part of a joint research program, and their arrival comes amid slightly strained relations between China and Australia.

creditp photo: AP