Pandas, those roly-poly, black-and-white stuffies come to life, are back in the United States and already delighting visitors to the Smithsonian's National Zoo as they frolic in the snow, gnaw on ...

Ms. Croke is a journalist who covers animal issues. She has written about giant pandas in her books “The Modern Ark” and “The Lady and the Panda.” Our interest in pandas has always brought out the ...

After a quarter-century hosting giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is saying goodbye to its beloved residents. The zoo announced its four giant pandas: Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will head home to ...

Every morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, a race begins on the outskirts of Chengdu, a sprawling Chinese metropolis known for its spicy hotpot, old tea houses and the country’s most beloved animal – giant ...

Recent foreign policy reporting has spent what might seem to be an absurd amount of time talking about pandas. In November, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. returned its pandas to China after more ...

In the 1990s, China began sending pandas to foreign zoos to be bred, in the hope that future generations could be released into nature. It hasn’t gone as planned. Scroll to continue Chengdu Research ...

HONG KONG — A pair of gi ant pandas will soon be on their way to the U.S. from China, as Beijing resumes the “panda diplomacy” that has sent the beloved bears around the world for decades to boost ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready ...