People flocked to the Washington National Zoo on Friday to see its pandas before they are returned to China, and ahead of an expected government shutdown. The zoo, operated by the Smithsonian Institute, receives federal funding and would be forced to close to the public during a government shutdown, according to its website. The shutdown would not disrupt animal care, but the zoo’s popular live “Panda Cam” would go dark. Mei Xiang, 25, and Tian Tian, 26, came to the zoo in 2000 under a cooperative research and breeding agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. The pandas were initially meant to stay ten years, but the agreement has been renewed three times since 2010. The pandas are set to be returned to China by December 7 of this year.

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