Yang Yang, a 25-year-old male giant panda at Zoo Atlanta entered his dayroom habitat on December 20, 2022, to find two identical boxes painted with team logos, and made his pick.

Yang Yang, a 25-year-old male giant panda at Zoo Atlanta entered his dayroom habitat on December 20, 2022, to find two identical boxes painted with team logos, and made his pick.

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A giant panda at Zoo Atlanta has predicted the winner of the 2022 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

Yang Yang, a 25-year-old male giant panda, entered his dayroom habitat on Tuesday and found two identical boxes painted with team logos for the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs.

Yang Yang quickly made his pick for the Bulldogs.

Credit: Zoo Atlanta

The 55th annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will be held at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve at Mercedez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

The winner of the game will advance to play for the College Football National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Jan. 9.

One of four giant pandas at one of only three zoos in the U.S. housing these bears, Yang Yang is an ambassador for Zoo Atlanta’s most significant long-term investment in wildlife conservation.

Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updated the species’ status from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016, giant pandas remain heavily reliant on conservation programs. Their threats include habitat fragmentation and habitat loss as a result of deforestation and other human activities.

For good measure, Yang Yang the panda also checked inside Ohio State's box.

For good measure, Yang Yang the panda also checked inside Ohio State's box.

Credit: Zoo Atlanta

You can follow Yang Yang and other giant pandas on PandaCam here.

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