The return of Ueno Zoo’s last giant pandas underscores how an animal became a diplomatic symbol — and what happens when that symbol is withdrawn.

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Twin panda cubs have made their first public appearance at a Hong Kong animal park. The male and female cubs were born on 15 August this year, but made their first public outing with their mother Ying ...

This video is no longer available. Two new giant pandas from China have arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo Tuesday, nearly a year after the D.C. zoo’s exhibit was devastatingly vacated. The ...

Washington’s newest diplomats landed Tuesday, as two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo. The 3-year-old pandas, Bao Li, a male, and Qing Bao, a female, will debut to the public Jan. 24, the ...

They came, dressed in black and white, wearing furry hats, and clutching banners and soft toys. With tears in their eyes and sobs in their throats, they waited patiently in line under the scorching ...

On March 21, at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, animal caretaker Chen Liangjin was preparing to escort "Meizhu" the giant panda back indoors as usual. While picking up a fallen bamboo leaf bowl, ...

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 ...