On April 16, 1972, the National Zoo's first giant pandas moved in and started the Washington D.C. facility's 50-year journey to protect the bear species in captivity and the wild On April 16, 1972, ...

Giant pandas are adorable bears with distinctive black-and-white fur and are considered a national treasure in China. They’re also beloved in the United States and around the world. Contrary to online ...

Pity poor Xiang Xiang. Pampered from birth, his every need anticipated by a loyal band of caregivers at Sichuan’s Wolong Giant Panda Breeding Center, the baffled bear received the shock of his young ...

STORY: Efforts to introduce captive-bred giant pandas into the wild are working and their population is growing. That's according to Chinese scientists at a giant panda sanctuary in Ya’an in ...

Tool use was once considered the exclusive domain of humans. While that definition has expanded to include chimps fishing for ...

Given the fact that they live in an environment full of brown tree trunks and green leaves, giant pandas' bold black-and-white fur coloration might seem counterintuitive. According to a new study, ...