Pandas are known for their bamboo-chewing habits and potential as cuddly companions. These creatures are native to Central China, but just over 1,800 live in their natural habitat. About 600 pandas ...

The first photos of the giant pandas that arrived from China last month have been released by the San Diego Zoo. On July 9, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shared the cute shots of pandas Yun ...

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Since 1972, giant pandas have been the stars of American zoos, but unless things change dramatically in the coming months, the popular black and white rotund bears will no longer be at any American ...

YA’AN, China — The first new giant pandas to arrive in the U.S. in more than two decades are traveling to San Diego from China as Beijing resumes using the black-and-white bears as a tool of diplomacy ...

The giant panda, or panda bear, is known for its distinct black-and-white body and propensity of eating bamboo by the bunch. The panda is considered a national treasure in China, according to the ...

It's a good day to be a giant panda. Chinese conservation officials have announced that they no longer consider giant pandas in China an endangered species. Their status has been updated to ...

Where do giant pandas come from? Of course, the proximal answer involves a male and female panda – and maybe some panda porn, if life in captivity dampens the mood – but I’m not talking about that.