Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will arrive at the start of a new giant panda research agreement. China is giving Zoo Atlanta two new giant pandas: Ping Ping and Fu Shuang. They are expected to arrive ...

Love is in the air at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Two giant pandas at the zoo, which is located in Washington D.C., appear to be catching feelings for each other and have been spotted flirting ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Together with its black-and-white fur, slothful behavior and cuddly demeanor, bamboo is a defining feature of the critically-endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). A single panda can consume ...

Records and interviews show that Beijing has used pandas as leverage to shape policy on Taiwan and to cultivate relationships with local U.S. politicians. By Mara Hvistendahl Heather Knight and Vik ...

Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, less than a year after the nation's capital said goodbye to another pair of pandas that were on loan from China. The new ...

After an 8,000-mile journey from China, Washington’s two new giant pandas arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Tuesday, delighting panda fans and continuing a conservation program that goes ...

When the National Zoo's last three pandas left for China last fall, it wasn't clear when — or if — D.C. would ever again be home to giant pandas. But ... surprise! In May, officials revealed that ...

Zoogoers in China have been left outraged after discovering that the so-called “pandas” they were cooing over were just painted dogs. The duped visitors claimed they only realized the scam at the ...