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

The Panda House at the National Zoo has been empty for more than a year after Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji were sent back to China in November 2023 when a previous agreement between the U.S ...

By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s foreign panda exchanges. Visitors descended on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of ...

What's black, white and back in the nation's capital? Giant pandas, at last. Now, after a requisite quarantine and brief preview period for zoo members, the panda exhibit and its accompanying Giant ...

WATCH this bizarre video of a dog painted as a tiger cub in a crooked Chinese zoo scam to lure in tourists. The stunt has ...

"Embracing pandas is embracing peace and friendship," Xie Feng, China's ambassador to the US, said during the zoo's ceremony welcoming the pandas on Friday. "The shared love for pandas has ...

In exchange, zoos pay a hefty fee to support panda conservation programs in China. Under the National Zoo's agreement, Bao Li and Qing Bao will stay in D.C. until 2034, and any cubs they birth ...

In exchange, zoos pay a hefty fee to support panda conservation programs in China. Under the National Zoo's agreement, Bao Li and Qing Bao will stay in D.C. until 2034, and any cubs they birth ...

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 settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.