Vibes have been more celebratory in recent years, as Mei Xiang gave birth to four surviving cubs, fathered by partner Tian Tian, and panda fans from around the world have been able to watch their ...

Two four-year-old pandas made their debut Jan. 24 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, marking ...

In November 2023, the National Zoo sent its three pandas — Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, who had lived there since 2000, and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, in advance of the expiration of their loan ...

Munching carrots and climbing trees, the National Zoo’s new giant pandas prepare for their public debut this month.

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian on December 6, 2000, the day of their arrival in Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Archives Get the latest on what's happening At the Smithsonian in your inbox.

DC has been panda-free since November 2023, when Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji rolled out of the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat for the last time, and anticipation for Bao Li ...

The Panda House at the National Zoo has been empty for more than a year after Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji were sent back to China in November 2023 when a previous agreement between the U.S ...

This comes more than a year after the zoo said goodbye to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji, in November 2023. On a 10-year loan from China, the pair took the ...

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Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas from China, are ready for their close-up. Here’s how to watch them do their thing. There’s panda-monium in Washington, D.C., and we aren’t talking politics. Two ...

They replaced three bears – Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji – who returned to China at the expiration of their lease in November 2023. For the last two months, the zoo has been ...