The San Francisco Zoo is accepting applications to manage its giant-panda exhibit. There’s just one catch: We still don’t ...

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 ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to ...

Bao Li (BOW-lee) is a 3-year-old male. His mother Bao Bao was born at the institute in 2013 and his grandparents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang lived at National Zoo from 2000 to 2023. Qing Bao (ching-BOW) ...

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a ...

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its ...

The National Zoo announced pandas have returned to Washington and made their public debut Friday. “The wait is OVER: the ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

The District’s latest star attractions are ready for their close-up: 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their first public appearance Friday at the National Zoo.

Brandie Smith is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

“Just seeing her face makes me feel incredibly happy,” he said. Rare, fluffy and irresistibly cute, pandas are adored across the globe. Yet Hua Hua’s star power is something else entirel ...