Pandas in Albuquerque?

The mayor of Albuquerque is off to China to work out a deal to get them some pandas. A couple interesting points in this article.

1. They talk about the San Diego Zoo, and what it's plans may be once their panda contract is up next year.

And 2. The idea that they may not get a panda from China, but are working out a deal to take one of San Diego's cubs.

I'm quite curious about that actually. Which cub so they have their eyes on, they've currently got two, and another on the way. I would think that China would want the cubs back for breeding, but it's possible to breed them here too. Also, though panda adults mostly live solitary, most young adults outside of China are paired up for life with a mate of sorts. So will this panda remain by itself, or will it be getting a mate? We'll see, we'll see.

The count down is approximately one week until I get to lay my eyes on some pandas!