While $1 million is a hefty price, some zoos are far from going bankrupt over the pandas, according to Business Insider. Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo saw a 51% increase in attendance due to their pandas in 2012. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., also saw its food and merchandise sales double following the arrival of its two pandas in 2001.
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