Giant panda females only ovulate once per year, making the birth of these twins even more special. The cubs were born Aug. 15 at Ocean Park, just one day before Ying Ying's 19th birthday.

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 Chinese pandas ...

With its striking coloration, the giant panda is an instantly recognizable species. A handful of giant pandas that aren’t black-and-white, however, do exist. These majestic creatures with brown ...

In addition to Atlanta and Washington D.C. zoos, the Memphis Zoo and the San Diego Zoo were the only others in the U.S. to have housed giant pandas. Memphis returned its last surviving panda in ...

19-year-old giant panda Ying Ying gave birth to twins at Ocean Park Hong Kong. Ocean Park Hong Kong "As a first-time mother, Ying Ying was understandably nervous throughout the process.

Last year, the zoo saw a 20% drop in visitors, which it attributes in part to the departure of its giant pandas in late 2023. And since the announcement of two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, who ...

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 next time you visit the pandas at the Zoo or watch the Giant Panda Cam, use these tips and see if you can spot the differences yourself—and tell us if you noticed anything we missed!

A remarkably well-preserved giant panda fossil, estimated to be over 10,000 years old, has just been discovered in a cave in the Shaanxi province of China. “Previously, only scattered giant ...

The Giant Panda Cam is composed of 40 cameras operated from a central system by a corps of specially trained volunteers. The webcams broadcast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET.

Zoo workers are almost finished with the Giant Panda exhibit and the bears are out of quarantine. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app. More Videos.

Yuanyaun, a giant panda, has turned 20 years old after first arriving at the Taipei Zoo in 2008. Zookeepers shared a special cake as visitors celebrated the female panda's birthday.