epa10964768 Mei Xiang, one of the Washington DC's three giant pandas, stares out of her shipping crate as she is loaded onto a special FedEx flight, at Dulles International Airport for their 19-hour flight to Beijing, China, in Dulles, Virginia, USA, 08 November 2023. Their departure, part of an exchange agreement with the Chinese government, marks the first time since 1972 that DC's Smithsonian National Zoo will be without the celebrated animals. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
