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Several animals in the nation's capital got to play around in the snow. The Smithsonian's National Zoo shared adorable footage showing a young panda rolling in the snow and sliding down a snowy ...
The US's two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, caused a stir at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Friday after they were spotted flirting with each other -- in what zookeepers hope could be a sign ...
It’s all “paws crossed” for a healthy giant panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington. One of the zoo’s giant pandas, Mei Xiang, is pregnant, according to an ultrasound reading Wednesday ...
Giant panda cub Bei Bei, seen through glass, roams in his pen at the National Zoo in Washington, Jan. 16, 2016. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo National Zoo's Giant Panda, Mei Xiang, Gives Birth to 2 Cubs ...
Bei Bei, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest giant panda cub, met his adoring public for the first time Saturday. The four month old joined his parents, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, on display at ...
Giant panda Bao Li at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Smithsonian/Roshan Patel. Over the past seven months, our team has been getting to know giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao as they settle into ...
The cub will be allowed to stay at the National Zoo for two years, but then must be returned to China. Named Tai Shan, which means Peaceful Mountain in Chinese, the cub is the first to survive at the ...
The National Zoo in Washington has extended its hours this weekend for the giant panda house as Bao Bao (bow bow) makes her public debut. Saturday was the first chance for the public to see the 5 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s National Zoo says panda matriarch Mei Xiang has given birth and is caring for her newborn attentively. The National Zoo said the birth happened at 6:35 p.m. ET ...
50 Panda Facts to Celebrate 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo March 16, 2022 How Keepers at Smithsonian's National Zoo Help Giant Pandas Feel at Home ...