Chinese pandas get warm welcome in Toronto

Chinese pandas get warm welcome in Toronto

This handout image provided by the office of the Prime Minister of Canada shows, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper(C) signing for the delivery of Da Mao and his mate Er Shun, the giant pandas on loan from China, as his wife Laureen(L) and Lisa Lisson, President of FedEx Canada, look on in Toronto, Canada on March 25, 2013. Canada welcomed two cute and furry ambassadors on Monday — giant pandas on loan from China for 10 years to mark a warming of Sino-Canadian ties. Er Shun and her mate Da Mao landed in Toronto after a nearly 24-hour journey from the Research Base For Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China, aboard a transport jet stocked with in-flight meals of bamboo and apples. Harper — who secured the panda loan on his second official trip to China last year after much criticism for having been slow to develop bilateral relations — signed for the FedEx delivery. AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: “AFP PHOTO / Prime Minister of Canada / Jason Ransom / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==