After several Chinese pandas were taken from Washington, D.C., earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that more of the furry creatures, who he called "envoys of friendship," will come to the U.

Visitors are saying their goodbyes to the UK’s only giant pandas, who are returning to China after 12 years in Scotland. From around 3.30pm on Thursday, Yang Guang and Tian Tian will no longer be on public view at Edinburgh Zoo,

Yang Guang and Tian Tian, also known as Sunshine and Sweetie, will no longer be on public view at Edinburgh Zoo from around 3.30pm today as they prepare for their journey next week.

Visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye to the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo before they make their way back to China. Britain’s only giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian have lived at the zoo since 2011.

Edinburgh Zoo visitors will be able to see its giant pandas for the final time on Thursday before they are sent back to China. Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in Scotland to huge fanfare in 2011. But they are due to return in December under the terms of a 10-year loan,

Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell Thursday to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian are leaving in early December after a 12-year stay.

Visitors flocked to see Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas on Thursday, November 30, before the animals returned to China.Footage streamed by the zoo shows the animals in their enclosures with visitors flocking.