Two of the eight "Olympic" giant pandas play at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing June 5, 2008. The pandas, flown to Beijing from Chengdu in Sichuan Province May 24 for Olympic visitors, made their first public appearance on Thursday. [Xinhua]

"Olympic" giant pandas play at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing June 5, 2008. The eight pandas, flown to Beijing from Chengdu in Sichuan Province May 24 for Olympic visitors, made their first public appearance on Thursday. [asianewsphoto]