During the Halloween-themed Boo at the Zoo Atlanta festivities in late October, kids played Panda Plinko for prizes and gleefully posed with a person dressed as a panda. The Panda Pagoda gift shop sold stacks of stuffed pandas for $25.
But actual giant pandas were no longer there. Lun Lun and Yang Yang had returned to China two weeks earlier with their two offspring, Xi Lun and Ya Lun. The entrance to the exhibit was closed off, a bright yellow sign thanking patrons for their support with a link to a “panda legacy” website.
