As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the ...

Another American-born panda Mei Sheng – whose name literally means “born in the USA” – came into the world in 2003 at San Diego Zoo. In his case, the name was selected by the zoo and ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

Two giant pandas made their highly anticipated debut to the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning.

Smith said being in the presence of a giant panda is a rare opportunity. The only other place in the U.S. where people can see the black-and-white bears outside of Washington is the San Diego Zoo.

Charboneau, Kinsel and Bossi, like the countless panda fans around the ... people can see the black-and-white bears outside of Washington is the San Diego Zoo. Within the last decade, the once ...