Flash-forward to 2018, and it was my turn to introduce my two kids to Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, the giant pandas that China loaned to the United States shortly after the passing of the original pair.

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

Red panda: Endangered in the wild, its survival looks precarious The red panda is not one species but two, according to DNA evidence. Already endangered due to hunting and habitat loss ...

In the 1990s, China began sending pandas to foreign zoos to be bred, in the hope that future generations could be released into nature. It hasn’t gone as planned. Scroll to continue Chengdu ...

Last fall, the question was: Will D.C. ever get pandas again? The answer came in May: Yes! After that, the question was: When will D.C.'s new pandas arrive? That answer came yesterday: Today!

As the Atlanta zoo laments the departure of its four giant pandas, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., eagerly awaits the arrival of a pair of the hugely popular black-and-white bears.

Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo said Bao Li and Qing Bao, a pair of 3-year-old giant pandas, are acclimating to their new home in the nation’s capital after traveling 8,250 miles from ...

The giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, October 15, ending an almost yearlong panda drought in DC. They traveled from China to Dulles Airport on the FedEx Panda ...

The US National Zoo is welcoming two new giant pandas from China. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China ...

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Central to his chances is preparing his body and mind in the best possible way for the challenge ahead. For this, Smyth works closely with chiropractors Nele Piepenbrink and Mark Caudel at the ...