Over 3,000 people came to see the animals for themselves, including several young kids dressed in giant pandas costumes or carrying plush giant panda toys. This weekend alone, over 35,000 people came to see Mei Xiang and Tian Tian. There's simply no overestimating the appeal of giant pandas. And for zoos working to save endangered animals and their habitats, that appeal can be a vital resource. There are lots of reasons for saving wild habitats and the animals that rely on them, but exhibits on habitats don't bring tens of thousand of visitors.
Giant pandas do.
While we are all getting to know Mei Xiang and Tian Tian as individual animals, they are also helping the Zoo with our most important work. These two wildlife ambassadors are putting a face on our mission to save giant pandas and other endangered species. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.