Captive life does more than change routines for bears and pandas. It also changes the microscopic communities living in their ...

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 Giant Panda may be one of the most recognizable endangered species on our planet, but the daily lives of wild pandas remain a mystery, until now. Filming over three years, two Chinese ...

It almost feels unreal: DC without pandas. Since Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, the National Zoo’s first giant pandas, arrived as a gift from China in 1972, the National Zoo has scarcely spent a year ...

After a 15-month absence, giant pandas are back on public display this morning at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. WAMU's Justin O'Neill got in before the crowds to preview the pandemonium.

Pandas look cute and cuddly but can bite like a carnivore. Here's what you need to know about the new bears taking up residence at the National Zoo.

As one of the most distinctive animals still roaming the planet, giant pandas have one thing in particular that stands out: its color. The striking black-and-white pattern of the bamboo-munching fiend ...

Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against ...