WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo ...

A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.

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The zoo, however, “wanted to give the pandas and the keepers extra time to get to know each other without the world watching,” Smith said. The National Zoo has signed a 10-year cooperation ...

Helsinki, Finland — Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the zoo where they live can no longer afford their upkeep, the chair of the ...

Dr. Sam Rivera, Vice President of Animal Health at Zoo Atlanta, who has worked with the pandas since their arrival 25 years ...

Pandas are very cute ... they pay an additional one-time $400,000 baby tax. That doesn't even include extra costs like the bear's enclosure, medical care, and mountains of bamboo.

The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. Mother pandas keep contact with their cub nearly 100% of the time during their first month - with the cub resting on her front and remaining ...

Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs. But they do branch out, with about 1% of their diet comprising other plants and even meat ...