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 ...

The new arrival is named Satrio, nicknamed Rio, which means 'knight' or 'hero' ...

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 ...

The zoo's 6-year-old female panda Meng Meng welcomed the adorable baby bears in August What’s better than a baby panda? Two baby pandas! The Berlin Zoo has shared some new photos of the twin pandas ...

Panda father Jiao Qing roams through his enclosure at Berlin Zoo, while female panda Meng Meng looks after her two babies inside, which were born on Thursday. "Both cubs are doing well and are being ...

The National Zoo’s baby panda has taken his first steps — and mama bear Mei Xiang slept through it all. Xiao Qi Ji took his first steps on Thanksgiving, but the zoo waited until Friday to share the ...

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, ...

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 ...

Born pink, blind, and helpless, giant pandas typically weigh about 100 grams at birth -- the equivalent of a stick of butter. Their mothers are 900 times more massive than that. That raises a question ...