What exactly are pandas? Bears? Raccoons? A botched scientific experiment involving a cow, a bear, and a raccoon? Researchers ...

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

Everyone will finally be able to experience D.C.’s ‘pandamonium’ on Friday as the public will get their first glimpse of the ...

Today is a family affair for Rhys Price, who voyaged from Alexandria with her fiancée and two kids. Even the cold wasn’t ...

But as other bears mature, “they have more pronounced faces, longer jaws.” They start to look more intimidating. Pandas “have very short faces for a bear. And this big, big round head.” ...

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

For panda fans not local to Washington, the National Zoo also is bringing back its Giant Panda Cam, where virtual visitors ...

Among them is A’Qiu, who rents an apartment nearby and shares his bedroom with dozens of stuffed black and white teddy bears. The 32-year-old bikes to the panda base every morning to see Hua Hua ...

D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long ...

WASHINGTON – Panda-monium has returned to the nation's capital. After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, ...