Three giant pandas born and raised in a Japanese zoo will be transported to China Monday to participate in a breeding program in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The three panda siblings, who are going to be sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, are male-female twins Hai Bang and Yang Bang, aged six, and their four-year-old younger sister, You Bang, according to newssc.org, a news site affiliated with the Sichuan government.
The three pandas have been living in Adventure World in Shirahama, Japan's Wakayama Prefecture since they were born and are scheduled to leave the country on June 5, the center said on Sina Weibo.
According to newssc.org, the rare bears are approaching sexual maturity and will take part in a breeding program in accordance with China's giant panda protection policies and a cooperative project agreed between the research base and the zoo
This breeding project has successfully bred 15 giant panda cubs. Among these pandas, eight are now in China.
