How to see Edinburgh Zoo's giant pandas before they return to China - Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in Scotland in 2011 but are due to return to their native land

After several Chinese pandas were taken from Washington, D.C., earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that more of the furry creatures, who he called "envoys of friendship," will come to the U.

Visitors are saying their goodbyes to the UK’s only giant pandas, who are returning to China after 12 years in Scotland. From around 3.30pm on Thursday, Yang Guang and Tian Tian will no longer be on public view at Edinburgh Zoo,

Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more

Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland

Britain's two giant pandas, the only pair in the country, will munch bamboo stalks in front of crowds at Edinburgh Zoo for the final time on Thursday before their 12-year stay comes to an end and they return home to China.

Yang Guang and Tian Tian, also known as Sunshine and Sweetie, will no longer be on public view at Edinburgh Zoo from around 3.30pm today as they prepare for their journey next week.

Visitors are enjoying their final chance to say farewell to the UK’s only giant pandas before they return to China after 12 years in Scotland. From around 3.30pm on Thursday, Yang Guang and Tian Tian will no longer be on public view at Edinburgh Zoo as they prepare for their journey next week.

Visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye to Britain’s only giant pandas before zoo keepers get them ready to make their way back to China