Discussing panda illness, death, or “any other important matters” is prohibited without the approval of the Chinese authorities. ADVERTISEMENT While the San Diego Zoo told NYT that discussing ...

Meizhu, the energetic baby panda who was eager to play, attempted to escape from her visibly tired mum, Mengmeng, in their enclosure at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou on October 11.

Two giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are due to arrive at the National Zoo as part of a renewed agreement with Chinese authorities.

That anxiety turned to optimism last November when Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly stated a desire to continue the panda exchange programs. This year, a new pair of bears has been delivered ...

The pair — Bao Li, a male, and Qing Bao, a female — jetted off to the US from a giant panda research base in the southern Chinese city of Dujiangyan on Monday night on a chartered FedEd Boeing ...

A panda in Japan died during sperm collection in 2010. Chinese breeding centers, until recently, separated cubs from their mothers to make the females go back into heat. Pandas arrived in San ...

hailed half a century of collaboration between the Smithsonian and its Chinese partners on panda conservation. “These beloved black and white bears are icons in Washington, DC, and adored ...

Administrators cannot discuss panda illness, death, disease or “any other important matters” without first consulting with their Chinese partners, whose views “shall be fully respected.” ...

Bao Li is a descendant of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013 and lived there through 2017. All giant pandas born at the National Zoo return to China at 4 years old as part of a breeding program ...

There are also 40 new cameras in the panda cam system. As for food, the zoo has the recipe for Chinese panda bread, Smith said. And some American food will be tried. “For example, our sweet ...

Panda Cam is live. “Xin Bao and Yun Chuan have acclimated beautifully to their expansive, bamboo-filled homes and now their playful antics and natural behaviors can be observed from anywhere ...

“We want to make it fun.” Foodwise, the zoo already has the recipe for Chinese panda bread, she said. But some American food will be gradually introduced. “For example, our sweet ...