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the female called sweetie is shy compared to her male traveling companion, sunshine.y, perhaps, that it will be months before they share a cage, and get to know each other a little better. it is notoriously difficult to breed pandas, but the hope is that sweetie and sunshine will not be the last new arrivals. once they become friends, they provide new links between china and the outside world. >> the pandas are a symbol of the friendship and the cooperation between chinese people and others. >> reporter: the zoo says its new guests will raise awareness of an endangered species. one estimate puts the number of giant pandas in the world at less than 2,000. for now, the panda population of the uk stands at two. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. coming up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com laces? really? slip-

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he and sweetie, a little more camera shy, apparently taking a nap, are set to become box office bearsor the bamboo, that was him. and the female is shyer, quieter, but has settled in very nicely. >> reporter: the pandas can see each other through a small opening between the two separate enclosures. they have been calling out. and we're told touching paws, but they're solitary creatures and will come into contact to mate. the elusive panda will be in season a couple days a year. what pandas like is sleeping and eating. for the pandas it meant bamboo and lots of it. those lucky to get a sneak preview were impressed. >> a lot smaller than i expected. >> we skipped school today to come and see the pandas. >> big and cuddly looking. you kind of know underneath all that, he could rip you apart. >> reporter: but the rare giant every need is being pandered to to keep them happy. all visitors will see them from friday, and hoping all goes well and panda cubs will follow next year. bbc news, edinborough. >> i think it is fascinating they eat 66 pounds of bamboo per day. >> whoa. >> each one of

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the first to emerge, chen-chen or sweetie. her crate was gently maneuvered on to the ground.sunshine, was active and inquisitive even after the 5,000-mile nonstop flight from china. these prized pandas, the first to be loaned to britain in 17 years. >> panda is a national treasure. and the -- the friendship, you know bring -- brought by pandas, no better. >> reporter: pandas are rare. their habitats are shrinking. it's thought that there are less than 2,000 left in the wild. critics argue bringing the pandas to edinborough is more about commerce than conservation. the zoo disagrees and hopes sunshine and sweetie will have cubs in their special enclosure and help preserve the animals' future. >> they're a great age for breeding. 8 years old. perfect age for breeding. >> pretty awesome. i was thinking we could see them, no. they were in big trucks. >> reporter: for now the pandas will remain out of sight until they've settled in and recovered from their journey. the big question is when can people see the pandas for themselves? if they're doing well, the enclosure here should b

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. >> and sunshine and sweetie. the two pandas that just arrived in the u.k. from china have just made their first public appearances. at the moment it's looking nice and clear. they had about a week to climate ties before being greeted by groups at edinboro zoo. they are hoping this will be a big money spinner for them and something like a 200% -- there they are in all their -- >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

. -- sweetie was apparently taking a nap. >> she is quieter, but she has settled in. >> the pandas canee each other through a small opening between the two enclosures. they have called up and have been touching pause. but they are solitary creatures and they only come together to make. what they really like is sleeping and eating. that means bamboo and lots of it. he has eaten almost 30 kilos of the stuff every day. and it is costly, 70,000 p ounds for food. but the zoo is hoping to bring people in. >> we skipped school today to come see the panda. >> they are sweet and cuddly looking, but you know that underneath all of that he could rip you apart. >> their every need is being pandered to to keep them happy. visitors will get to see them on friday. cubs will follow next year. >> 60 pounds of bamboo and day -- no wonder they like to sleep and a lot. you can see more of those pandas on our website. thank you for watching. i will see you here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vt., and

. >> queenie is a little over four years, just about six pounds, a sweetie, shy at first, but it doesn'tke her long to get past that. as a matter of fact, i just met her today for the first time and you can see it didn't take her long to warm up to me. >> i like the shy ones they become the loyal ones. >> they do. a wonderful couch potato or out for a walk. probably good for anybody except for really small children. >> they come at them too fast. >> yeah i didn't want to mention on behalf of queenie and all our other animals we have a program called home for the holidays. the first 250 who from us this month will get a $10 gift card from our friends at pet food express. we hope that's an extra incentive to have a cat or dog under the tree. >> there's a lot of them out there this time of the year. nice to see you and queenie. all them at the spca and check our website i'll have the information posted in a few minutes. >> queenie wanted to stay right there >> thanks mike. for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> have a great day (s

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