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By Zoë Schlanger

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Pandas, unlike people, are practically made for blizzard conditions. While the human residents of Washington, D.C., sheathed in down coats, scrambled to stock up on pantry items, the giant pandas at the National Zoo were living their best life.

Tian Tian, the zoo's adult male panda, rolled around in the approximately two feet of snow that blanketed D.C. this morning.

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Bei Bei, a young panda just born this past August, was a little more apprehensive. He "wasn't quite sure what to make of the powdery snow and made his way back inside quickly," according to the zoo on Instagram.

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#BeiBei had his first introduction to snow today! Keepers took him outside to a small behind-the-scenes area to let him explore in a light dusting of snow for a few minutes while Mei Xiang ate her breakfast in her outdoor yard. Keepers said he wasn’t quite sure what to make of the powdery snow and made his way back inside quickly. #WeSaveSpecies #PandaStory

A post shared by Smithsonian's National Zoo (@smithsonianzoo) on Jan 21, 2016 at 3:07pm PST

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