Washington - The National Zoo will be saying bye-bye to panda cub Bao Bao.
The zoo said Thursday that Bao Bao will move to China within the first few months of 2017.
Part of the zoo's co-operative breeding agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association is that all cubs born at the zoo move to China by the time they turn 4 years old. Bao Bao will turn 4 on August 23 2017.
Bao Bao is the first surviving cub born at the zoo since 2005.