Koalas are just as cute, baby hippos are chubbier, and certain types of leopards are even more endangered. But no other creature on Earth commands quite the same attention as the giant panda.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation ...

A panda spends his days eating and waiting, but the challenge of finding a mate is a struggle he can't seem to overcome. For ...

“Just seeing her face makes me feel incredibly happy,” he said. Rare, fluffy and irresistibly cute, pandas are adored across the globe. Yet Hua Hua’s star power is something else entirel ...

Giant pandas have returned to the National Zoo in Washington, drawing joyful crowds. Two pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut Friday in front of hundreds of excited fans ...

His favorite thing about the pandas? “They’re fuzzy, they’re cute, and the black and white stripes.” Jennifer and Tommy Zickel rock the black and white. Photo by Daniella Byck. Some panda-heads came ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s ...

Hours before the sun rose, the band played and the ceremonial gates opened, Lisa Barham, 46, and her 5-year-old son, Jayden, were waiting. The pair had driven from Cleveland to D.C. with a single ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic ...

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington’s newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a pair of three-year-old giant pandas made their public debut at the ...