When giant pandas are born, they’re the opposite of giant. Researchers used to think bears had tiny babies was because they evolved to hibernate. In many bear species, pregnancy overlaps with long ...

MADRID – Madrid's zoo has named its latest baby panda Chulina, meaning Cutey. The name pays homage to Chulin, the first panda born at the zoo 34 years ago. The nearly 5-month-old female is the fifth ...

It’s so cute, I’m crying. The Smithsonian National Zoo, just around the corner in D.C., is deciding on a name for its baby panda bear. On December 1, when the baby panda turns 100 days old, she’ll ...

In August, the Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed a baby boy cub to the conservatory family. Panda parents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang have had four surviving cubs while at the Smithsonian, and you can ...

Throughout this undeniably terrible year, pockets of levity provided a brief respite from the bleakness. The chief arbiter of joy in 2020? Xiao Qi Ji, the National Zoo’s baby panda. Without further ...

Red pandas are the puppies of the bear world. These endangered non-aggressive bears are protected in Myanmar, China, Bhutan, Nepal, and India. The species is also protected, researched, and bred in ...

Congratulations: You officially made it through the final presidential debate. Your reward? A baby panda palate cleanser. The National Zoo’s giant baby panda turned two months old on October 21, ...