People look at a giant panda during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, the ...

In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the baby should be called “Truman.” Never mind that she was a female.

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

Thanks to conservation efforts, the giant panda was downgraded last year from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the global list of species at risk of extinction. The new pandas are among just a few that ...

Students and teachers from various schools, including St. Genevieve High School, International Studies Learning Center, and ...

Smith said being in the presence of a giant panda is a rare opportunity. The only other place in the U.S. where people can see the black-and-white bears outside of Washington is the San Diego Zoo.

The San Francisco Zoo is accepting applications to manage its giant-panda exhibit. There’s just one catch: We still don’t ...

Two giant pandas made their highly anticipated debut to the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning.

China has also loaned two other giant pandas to the U.S., both at the San Diego Zoo. As a gesture of goodwill, it seems panda appeal is pretty black and white.

24, 2025, at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The pair arrived in Washington D.C. — aboard the fittingly nicknamed "Panda ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.