(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of ...

As the zoo prepares to welcome two giant pandas from China, its director Brandie Smith discusses the departure of their predecessors, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and a three-year-old cub.

Zoogoers have enjoyed seeing the giant pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., ever since the first pair of giant pandas, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, were gifted to America by ...

The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. Eleven museums are located along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., six others and the Smithsonian’s ...