Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan

Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan are twin Pandas born at the Toronto Zoo on October 13, 2015. The pandas went on public exhibit at the zoo on March 12 2016.[1]

Naming

Their Chinese names mean Canadian Hope (for Jia Panpan) and Canadian Joy (for Jia Yueyue). [2] Their names were revealed on March 7, 2016.[3] In March 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended their naming ceremony at the zoo.[4]


References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Meagan. "High-demand, highly cute: Five odd facts about pandas". Macleans. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Twin pandas' names revealed as Jia Panpan, Jia Yueyue at their first public appearance". CBC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ D'Souza, Joy (7 March 2016). "Toronto Zoo Reveals Panda Names Jia Panpan And Jia Yeuyeu". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Shum, David. "Toronto Zoo giant panda cubs named after Canada". Global News. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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