What exactly are pandas? Bears? Raccoons? A botched scientific experiment involving a cow, a bear, and a raccoon? Researchers have argued about this for ages, yet pandas appear blissfully unconcerned ...

These dogs that have been painted orange and black to look like tigers may look cute but critics have hit out at the zoo ...

After a hiatus of 14 months, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao captivated a passionate crowd of patrons and officials at the ...

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring ...

It was all black and white at the National Zoo on Friday. Panda fans, many in festive gear, were ready to meet the two bears ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

Today is a family affair for Rhys Price, who voyaged from Alexandria with her fiancée and two kids. Even the cold wasn’t ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the ...

After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and-white bears to the enamored masses on Friday. Panda fans will be ...