Japan said goodbye to its last two giant pandas on January 27, as twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei were returned from their host country to China. Their departure has left Japan without any pandas for the ...

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Every morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, a race begins on the outskirts of Chengdu, a sprawling Chinese metropolis known for its spicy hotpot, old tea houses and the country’s most beloved animal – giant ...

Pandas, those roly-poly, black-and-white stuffies come to life, are back in the United States and already delighting visitors to the Smithsonian's National Zoo as they frolic in the snow, gnaw on ...

Knoxville likes to call itself the unofficial red panda capital of the world, and part of the reason dates back more than 4.5 million years. Despite their name, these little guys have no relation to ...

WASHINGTON — Two chunky pandas, a male and a female, arrived from China this week at the National Zoo in Washington. If everything goes as planned, they will eventually have cubs. Exchanges like this ...

Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, less than a year after the nation's capital said goodbye to another pair of pandas that were on loan from China. The new ...

A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas has arrived at the National Zoo. Although born in China, the male, Bao Li, is a third-generation Washingtonian. Here's a catch-up on the D.C. connections of his ...

After an 8,000-mile journey from China, Washington’s two new giant pandas arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Tuesday, delighting panda fans and continuing a conservation program that goes ...