WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

Whether it's live on the Smithsonian National Zoo's panda cam or in front of a crowd, possibly no other animal's sex life is as closely watched as the giant pandas' is. And there's a reason. These ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s two giant pandas look quite similar to the untrained eye. Animal keeper Mariel Lally offers some tips you can use to spot the difference! Mike Bock Bao Li is ...

a pair of giant pandas who lived at the National Zoo from 2000 until they returned to China last year with their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, leaving Washington panda-less for the first time in decade.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic ...

Giant panda breeding in captivity can be difficult. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were never able to breed naturally. Their cubs were all the result of artificial insemination, the zoo has said.

24, giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching ... be reserved in advance through the Zoo’s website. Guests of all ages must have their own free entry pass. A limited number of same ...

Washington, D.C.’s newest pandas – Bao Li and Qing Bao – will officially be introduced to the public at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Friday. Visitors will be able to see Bao Li and ...

Two giant pandas made their highly anticipated debut to the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC on Friday morning. China Daily talked to panda fans about their passion for the ...

“It’s a symbol of China. All Chinese people want to see it in person,” said a visitor who traveled 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to Chengdu and lined up at 6 a.m. to see the pandas. But the giant panda ...

And since its founding in 1961, the World Wildlife Fund, a preeminent wilderness preservation organization, has used the panda in its logo. Why all the fuss? “If you've seen a baby giant ...

Wood-Jones, in his description of the prehensile digit in the fore paw of the giant panda, stated that the radial ... of the true thumb and simulates all its movements”.