Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research.

Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a ...

Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Bamboo is the main source of food for giant pandas, who have gastrointestinal tracts of carnivores. Now, researchers set out to better understand why pandas can live off bamboo. They found that tiny ...

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...

Despite their carnivorous digestive systems, giant pandas thrive on bamboo, and now scientists may have uncovered a key reason why. Researchers found that microRNAs from bamboo enter pandas’ bodies ...

Zoo Atlanta is making plans for the potential return of some of their most beloved residents. Zoo officials announced on Feb.

From pop-up exhibitions, drone shows to snacks, Hong Kong is catching the panda fever fast.

Giant panda cubs are pictured at the Ocean Park Hong Kong in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo) Visitors take pictures of a giant panda at Ocean Park Hong Kong in Hong Kong, ...

"Please don't forget Fu Bao." Well Go USA has debuted the trailer for this heartfelt, emotional documentary film about a ...

Since the arrival of the first pair of giant pandas, An An and Jia Jia, gifted to Hong Kong by the central government in 1999 ...