Editor's Note:
Baobao the panda sets out on the first leg of her journey home to Chengdu, China on February 21. Under the cooperative program between Washington's National Zoo and the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), all Washington-born panda cubs are transferred to China before their fourth birthday, according to media reports. Baobao will turn four on August 23, 2017.
Welcome home Baobao!
Zookeepers prepare bamboo for giant panda Baobao at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on February 21, 2017. Photo: Joshua Roberts/CFP 
Giant panda Baobao makes a pre-flight napshot rest in her outdoor habitat at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images/ CFP 
Zookeepers wave goodbye to giant panda Baobao as her transport crate is loaded onto a truck at the National Zoo in Washington on February 21, 2017, marking the first step of her long journey to her new home in Chengdu, China. Photo: Joshua Roberts/CFP
