Cubs are usually sent back to China after three or four years, and adult pandas return when they reach advanced ages, as Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/11/23/xi-jinping-pledges-to-renew-americas-strategic-panda-reserve/

The interconnecting ‘love tunnel’ where they would rendezvous for baby-making during the small annual window when Tian Tian was in season caught the nation’s imagination.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12788517/Eats-shoots-leaves-Scotlands-pandas-arrived-blaze-publicity-hopes-high-patter-tiny-feet-return-China-12-years-repeatedly-failing-conceive-20m-gamble-likely-pay-off.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito

Tian Tian discusses visiting America and being “alluringly asexual.”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-11-19/snl-recap-jason-momoa

Zookeepers provided the male panda, Tian Tian, a birthday cake made of fruit, potatoes and bamboo.

Source: https://universe.byu.edu/2023/09/05/video-of-the-day-giant-panda-enjoys-cake-for-its-26th-birthday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-of-the-day-giant-panda-enjoys-cake-for-its-26th-birthday