(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 ...

It’s the day thousands of visitors to the National Zoo have been dreading for months. The beloved giant pandas are leaving D.C., traveling up Connecticut Avenue and flying to China on a FedEx plane.

Giant pandas were back in the nation's capital Tuesday after nearly a year since the National Zoo's longtime residents headed back to China.. One day after departing from Chengdu in the Sichuan ...

Giant pandas are set to return to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., by the end of the year, officials announced Wednesday. China will send a pair of 2-year-old pandas, male Bao Li and female ...

For panda fans not local to Washington, the National Zoo also is bringing back its Giant Panda Cam, where virtual visitors can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, in their outdoor and indoor ...

The three giant pandas at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., will be returned to China by December 7, the zoo announced in statements released on both Monday, August 21, and Sunday ...

Members of the National Zoo got to see giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao from Jan. 10 to 19. Beginning Friday, all zoo visitors will be able to see the black-and-white animals in person, oohing and ...

Get set for more panda-monium in DC. Two giant pandas are headed to Washington’s National Zoo from China about 11 months after the facility returned three beloved bears — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian ...

Get ready for panda-monium at this Washington DC zoo Two giant pandas are being welcomed to their new home for the next ten years. Avery Meurer, Content Gatherer.

Washington, D.C.’s newest pandas – Bao Li and Qing Bao – will officially be introduced to the public at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Friday. Visitors will be able to see Bao Li and ...

After an 11-month wait, giant pandas will populate the zoo once again. A pair of pandas, which left China on FedEx's "Panda Express" cargo jet, are expected to arrive in the D.C. area on Tuesday.

Zoo experts traveled to China to observe and monitor the giant pandas before transporting them to Washington, D.C. RELATED: DC Smithsonian National Zoo welcomes new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao ...