Chi-Chi arrives at London Zoo

1958

Chi-Chi arrives at London Zoo

A young female panda named Chi-Chi reaches London Zoo in 1958 and becomes a national darling — and the most-seen panda in the West. Her image, sketched by the conservationists who would soon found a new global wildlife charity, is about to become the most famous animal logo in the world.

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