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The Guardian - UK
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Giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrive in Scotland – in pictures

Pandas in Edinburgh: A bagpiper wathces the pandas arrive
A bagpiper watches as the FedEx Panda Express aircraft carrying giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrives at Edinburgh airport Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
Pandas in Edinburgh: The plane carrying Tian Tian and Yang Guang
Press and digintaries watch the arrival of the aircraft carrying Tian Tian (sweetie) and Yang Guang (sunshine) at Edinburgh airport Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images
Pandas in Edinburgh: A giant panda named Yang Guang is unloaded from a freight aircraft
Yang Guang is unloaded from the aircraft Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP
Pandas in Edinburgh: A plane bearing a picture of a giant panda arrives at the airport
The Fedex Panda Express is fitted out specifically for the transport of the endangered species Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images
Pandas in Edinburgh: Chinese Pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang Arrive In The UK
The pandas are loaded onto a truck Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Pandas in Edinburgh: Yang Guang is seen in his cage at Edinburgh Airport
Yang Guang peers from his cage at Edinburgh airport Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Pandas in Edinburgh: Pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrive under police escort
Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrive under police escort at their new home at Edinburgh zoo Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Scotland pandas: Scotland pandas
Yang Guang acclimatises to his new home Photograph: Handout/Reuters
Scotland pandas: Scotland pandas
Yang Guang enjoys his first meal in Edinburgh Photograph: Handout/Reuters
Scotland pandas: Scotland pandas
Yang Guang and Tian Tian will rely on expensive imported bamboo for food Photograph: Handout/Reuters
Scotland pandas: Scotland pandas
The pandas are expected to provide a boost to the zoo's visitor numbers Photograph: Handout/Reuters
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