On January 25th tearful crowds bade farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. Some 110,000 people applied for 4,400 viewing spots. Many who missed out went along anyway, ...

China's giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived safely in Sichuan province on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, following an emotional goodbye from fans in Tokyo ...

Pandas are everywhere in Ueno. They appear in the form of cookies and cakes, as plush toys and statues. In this shopping and entertainment district in northeastern Tokyo, the animals have become ...

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 ...

The San Francisco Zoo, a beloved but crumbling seaside Art Deco treasure, is in trouble and facing controversies that could imperil the planned arrival of two giant pandas from China. Molting peacocks ...

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 ...

Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a day on their backsides eating bamboo. But contrary to the many jokes about ...

Visitors waiting outside the gates in the frigid early hours, people decked out in themed gear, and even some special trips from across the country: It was a celebrity welcome for Washington’s most ...

January is a big month for historic events in DC, but the debut of two new pandas at the National Zoo is perhaps the biggest highlight for Washingtonians. Bears Bao Li and Qing Bao will finally meet ...

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao tumbled, sumersaulted and frolicked in about five inches of snow that blanketed their outdoor habitats at the National Zoo on Monday. ️🐼 Tumbling in a winter ...