A dozen tourists have been banned for life from China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for reportedly displaying bad behavior around the animals. A total of 12 people between the ages ...

Bleats and chirps between two giant pandas are a sure sign that flirtatious feelings are in the air! Read all about the ‘bears and the bleats’ in this update from the Zoo’s panda keeper team. by ...

No animals come close to these cuteness standards. Though sharing the word "panda" in their names, they have a remarkably distinct look and behavior in nature and biology. The giant panda, an icon for ...

The capital city’s most photogenic resident will be staying in town a while longer. Facing deportation after his upcoming second birthday, giant panda cub Tai Shan will instead continue to call the ...

Smithsonian Associates presents a conversation with David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, philanthropist and former member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents, and Brandie Smith, the ...

The National Zoo's first surviving giant panda cub, already a huge hit with webcam viewers, will make his official public debut Dec. 8, the zoo announced yesterday. Free, timed-entry tickets to the ...