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The much-awaited Panda exhibit will open this weekend (Friday) at the Toronto Zoo. There was a VIP reception today and only one of the two panda deigned to come and chew bamboo. That was the male, Da Mao (inset). Er Shun, his mate designate, stayed inside. The zoo has said it expects the pandas will draw an estimated 300,000 visitors during their first year in Toronto. After their time in Toronto, Er Shun and Da Mao will be heading to Calgary for the final half of their Canadian visit. The Toronto Zoo has not hosted giant pandas in almost three decades, the last time being a months-long stay in 1985. Harper announced that the pandas were coming to Canada while he was on a trip to China last year. Originally, Er Shun was supposed to come to Canada with a different panda named Ji Li. But that changed when testing revealed that both were female. That’s why Da Mao ended up coming to Canada instead. CBC Video
