TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with ...
Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why. They say gorging on ...
WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they know it, they’re hooked: spending hours staring through the glass at panda ...
Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Jan. 24 Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Giant Panda ...
WASHINGTON — As we close in on 2025, it's almost time for the new Giant Pandas public debut at the National Zoo. So when will Qing Bao (ching-BOW) and Bao Li (BOW-lee) be ready for visitors? WUSA ...
Records and interviews show that Beijing has used pandas as leverage to shape policy on Taiwan and to cultivate relationships with local U.S. politicians. By Mara Hvistendahl Heather Knight and Vik ...
Last fall, the question was: Will D.C. ever get pandas again? The answer came in May: Yes! After that, the question was: When will D.C.'s new pandas arrive? That answer came yesterday: Today! Starting ...
Editor's Note: Follow live coverage of the pandas' arrival to D.C. here. Panda-monium is back!... Or at least, on the way. A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas have begun their journey to the National ...
Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they're behaving strangely, a new study finds Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to ...