外媒：美国孟菲斯动物园宣布归还大熊猫“丫丫”和“乐乐”

据路透社报道，美国田纳西州孟菲斯动物园当地时间21日宣布，将把旅美大熊猫“丫丫”和“乐乐”归还中国，结束20年的租借期。

A zoo in Memphis, Tennessee, is returning two giant pandas that had been on loan from China for 20 years.

The announcement on Wednesday came after months of criticism by In Defense of Animals and other advocacy groups that have accused the zoo of providing inadequate care to the pandas, Ya Ya and Le Le.

A spokesperson for the zoo said the decision to return the pandas to China had nothing to do with pressure from animal advocates.

At 24 and 22, respectively, Le Le and Ya Ya have exceeded the giant panda life expectancy in the wild by almost 10 years, according to the spokesperson.