Three-year-old giant panda Qing Bao snacks on bamboo prior to her long journey from China to Washington, D.C. PHOTO Roshan Patel/ Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Weeks ...

For the first time in more than two decades, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming two new giant pandas to Washington, D.C. The pair just arrived today ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of anticipation and planning, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on October ...

January was a month full of firsts for the Smithsonian's National Zoo's giant panda cub, Xiao Qi Ji. The growing bear played with his first enrichment toys, sampled his first sweet potato ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda cub reached a big milestone over the weekend. The 1-month-old cub had its first veterinary exam, and all signs point to a healthy, strong cub.

Smithsonian ecologist William McShea adds ... Camouflaged by a bamboo thicket, a giant panda will spend much of the day surrounded by and munching on its favorite food at Bifengxia.

Smithsonian scientists have been working to ... working with Chinese partners to restore natural habitats for the giant panda, the zoo said. Over the years, it has raised tens of millions ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

Giant pandas will remain at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington for another three years under an agreement reached with Chinese wildlife officials, the zoo said on Monday. The panda loan ...

These Open Access images from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are available ... National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Alpaca Smithsonian's National Zoo & ...

“The recipe from the mouse is not necessarily directly applicable to other species, even within mammalian species,” said Pierre Comizzoli, a gamete biologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, have arrived in Washington ... a FedEx Boeing 777F cargo plane dubbed the “Panda Express,” the Smithsonian National Zoo said. The three-year-old bears ...