SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGO) — A deal to send a second pair of pandas from China to California is now official.
More than a week after agreeing to send pandas to the San Francisco Zoo, the Chinese government signed an agreement to send two more bears to the San Diego Zoo.
That deal was originally announced in February.
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The names of the male and female pandas are Yun Chuan and Xin Bao.
It has been five years since the San Diego Zoo last had pandas.
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The zoo will now begin to upgrade enclosures so the animals have a larger living space.
Once everything is approved, the two bears could arrive by the end of summer.
The pandas coming to San Francisco are expected to arrive in 2025.
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