New home for Zoo Atlanta’s giant pandas opens to the public

The new Atlanta home of giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, is now open to the public. The opening of Panda Grove marks the first time Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have been visible to visitors. Throughout opening weekend, Nov. 6-8, visitors will enjoy commemorative giveaways and community activations celebrating this historic milestone, according to a press release. Inside the new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove. (Courtesy Zoo Atlanta) Zoo Atlanta Members have special opportunities to see Ping Ping and Fu Shuang before the Zoo opens during Members-Only Panda Mornings: On Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, members may enter to see the pandas at 8:30 a.m. From Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 22, members may enter at 8 a.m. Ping Ping (male) and Fu Shuang (female), both 6 years old, were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding – a Signature Conservation Partner of Zoo Atlanta. The pandas are in Atlanta through a new I