In exchange, zoos pay a hefty fee to support panda conservation programs in China. Giant pandas are returning to the National ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a ...

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 enclosures ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to ...

That sound had been absent from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for almost a year, until Qing Bao and her male companion, Bao Li, also 3, arrived from China on Oct. 15. Now the gnawing has ...

Bao Li (BOW-lee) is a 3-year-old male. His mother Bao Bao was born at the institute in 2013 and his grandparents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang lived at National Zoo from 2000 to 2023. Qing Bao (ching-BOW) ...

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

The National Zoo announced pandas have returned to Washington and made their public debut Friday. “The wait is OVER: the ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic ...