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Animals
Chinese zoo admits to using dogs as fake pandas after one caught barking
A zoo in China’s Guangdong province admitted to passing off two painted Chow Chows as “panda dogs” after a public backlash. The revelation c...
Carl Samson
Giant pandas from China debut in San Diego
The San Diego Zoo’s newest giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, debuted in the zoo’s expanded Panda Ridge habitat, which mimics ...
Michelle De Pacina
China sends new pandas to US for first time in 2 decades
Giant pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are on their way to San Diego from China, marking the first panda loans to the U.S. in two decades. The p...
Last pandas in the US are returning to China
Zoo Atlanta is gearing up to return four giant pandas — the last ones remaining on U.S. soil at present — to China later this year. Key poin...
Bryan Ke
Watch: Panda mom honored with Mother’s Day feast at Japanese zoo
Dozens gathered at a zoo in the town of Shirahama in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture on Mother’s Day to watch a mommy panda take delight i...
Look: Chinese zoo debuts dyed Chow Chows as ‘panda dogs’
A zoo in China’s Jiangsu province has attracted confusion and controversy after showcasing two Chow Chow dogs dyed to resemble giant p...
San Francisco Zoo to receive pair of pandas from China
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that the San Francisco Zoo will be receiving a pair of pandas as part of China’s historic p...
China
SF Mayor London Breed aims to open Chinese university satellite campus downtown
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is headed to China to present plans aimed at drawing investments into the city, including setting up a sate...
South Koreans bid emotional farewell to beloved panda Fu Bao
South Korean zoo staffers and fans alike were emotional as they bid farewell to Fu Bao, the first panda cub born in South Korea through natu...
Pandas use scent trees to network ‘like Facebook,’ study reveals
A new study shows that pandas mark trees with their scent to communicate with family and friends, akin to a form of social media. Key findin...
3 of the 7 last remaining pandas in US will be returned to China sooner than expected
Three of the last seven pandas remaining in the United States will leave sooner than expected, as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington...
Zoo Atlanta will soon be the only place in the US to see pandas
The Smithsonian National Zoo’s three pandas, which also include a male cub, are set to be returned to China in December, leaving the United ...
Environmental
Video: Giant panda gives birth to twins in South Korea
The birth of the twin panda cubs has created a renewed opportunity to protect and preserve the giant panda species ...
Ryan General
Watch: World’s only known all-white giant panda is caught on video
A giant albino panda that was first spotted in southwestern China in 2019 was recently captured by a motion-sensitive field camera in Sichua...
Look: Adorable panda cubs wave goodbye to the panda-monium that was 2022
An adorable bunch of panda cubs are waving goodbye to 2022 and hello to the New Year. A group of 13 pandas born this year at the Chengdu Res...
Chandler Treon
Entertainment
2 giant pandas go viral for predicting World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar
Two giant pandas in Qatar have gone viral for predicting the winners of matches at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Thuraya and Suhail arrived in...
Khier Casino
Discovery of extinct panda species reinforces evidence of pandas originating in Europe, not Asia
The recent discovery of an ancient panda species in Bulgaria is reinforcing previous studies that point to panda bears originating in Europ...
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ creator Eddie Huang developing new Showtime drama titled ‘Panda’
Eddie Huang is writing and executive producing a new hour-long drama series on Showtime set in the late ‘90s called “Panda.” The series wi...
Grace Kim
Videos
Video of panda cub Xiao Qi Ji’s incredibly fun snow day is un-bear-ably cute
A video shows Smithsonian’s National Zoo panda cub adorably playing in the snow. The National Zoo shared a video of their other animals du...
First panda cub born in Singapore is named Le Le by online voters
The name of the first giant panda cub born in Singapore was revealed to be “Le Le,” stemming from an old Chinese name for the republic, “sh...
Sarah Yukiko
Panda-monium: Giant panda escaping his Beijing Zoo enclosure is bear-y cute
A panda recently went viral for escaping its enclosure at the Beijing Zoo. The “Kung Fu Panda”: The 6-year-old panda named Meng Lan stunned...
News
Japanese Zoo Welcomes First Newborn Panda Cub in 2 Years
Adventure World, a zoo in Wakayama, Japan, welcomed the birth of their 17th panda cub last Sunday before noon. Growing family: The new male ...
Maina Chen
BLACKPINK Sparks Outrage in China After Handling Baby Pandas
K-pop group BLACKPINK is accused of poorly handling a baby panda in a postponed episode for their new reality show “24/365 With Blackpink.” ...
Giant Panda in Washington DC is Pregnant and Could Give Birth Any Day
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. has announced that giant panda Mei Xiang is pregnant and is expected to give birth soon. V...
Giant Pandas in HK Finally Have Sex After 10 Years Because of Quarantine
Two giant pandas at a Hong Kong zoo mated for the first time in almost 10 years after having more private time together. Prior to the succes...
Dutch Zoo Captures 2 Pandas Finally F***ing
Two pandas living in a zoo in the Netherlands finally got down to business after living together for many years. The two pandas’ copulation ...
China Calls Itself a Panda, ‘Big But Not Threatening’
China may be big, but it’s just like a giant panda minding its own business, according to the country’s foreign ministry. The me...
Panda Mom Rocks Baby to Sleep By Doing a ‘Belly Dance’
Many social media users’ hearts melted after witnessing a mother panda rocking her cub to sleep on her belly. The incredibly adorable moment...
World’s Only Brown Panda Who Was Bullied as a Cub Finally Gets Adopted
Qizai, the world’s only known brown panda in captivity, has been adopted by a U.S.-based charity last week. The male bear, aged 10 — e...
Celebrity Panda’s Death in Thailand Caused by Heart Failure
The sudden death of a celebrity panda loaned to a zoo in Thailand has finally been explained as experts linked his death to heart failure. O...
Giant Panda’s Sudden Death in Thai Zoo Sparks Anger in China
A giant panda on permanent loan to a zoo in Thailand since 2003 has unexpectedly passed away on Monday, sparking outrage in China where it o...
Chinese Zoo Gives Panda Poop Gifts as Souvenirs
A zoo in southwestern China is making headlines for turning one of its pandas’ feces into enviable souvenirs. The unusual gimmick at the Yun...
First Albino Panda Spotted in the Wild in China
The world finally has its first look of a fully albino giant panda from a nature reserve in southwestern China. The rare panda, believed to ...
Uncategorized
Curious Pandas Watch as Girl is Saved After Falling Into Their Enclosure
A young girl was luckily saved after falling into the panda enclosure at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Provin...
Bei Bei the Panda is So Adorable Celebrating First Snowfall in Washington D.C.
An adorable giant panda reveling in the season’s first snowfall in Washington, D.C. has captured the hearts of netizens on social medi...
Asia
Pandas Lose Their Minds After Seeing Snow for the First Time in Viral Video
Pandas are already incredibly adorable animals, but these pandas won hearts from all over when they went bananas over the first snow of the ...
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