Bao Bao is leaving next week , in compliance with an agreement between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the Smithsonian, but in defiance of our hearts. These are our fave shots from too much time spent scrolling through #baobaopanda posts while pre-mourning her imminent departure.
https://www.instagram.com/p/jUi2d1i1mH/
Aww! Back when she was a cuddly cub!
https://www.instagram.com/p/zyv4PyAISE/
Bao Bao’s first snowfall!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQLduZ-DRZ0/
Just hanging around!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQjMdxbgthl/
Eating a snack? Stars–They’re just like us!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQk7-ZblDuZ/
Too cute!
https://www.instagram.com/p/1s-Zyrvtjb/
Those eyes! She just really gets us.
Rosa is a senior editor at Bitch Magazine. She’s written for Washingtonian and Smithsonian magazine.
