Giant Panda

Scientists Discover Ancient 'Cousin' Of Endangered Animal

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 05.12.2012

The endangered giant panda has Spanish ties, geologists have found. Fossilized remains of the bear's ancient relative, Agriarctos beatrix, suggest tha...

LOOK: Baby Pandas Ready To 'Adopt'

Posted 04.11.2012

You may not be able to adopt these little guys into your home, but thanks to a new program launched this month by the World Wildlife Fund, you can sym...

WATCH: Panda Eats Cake

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.02.2011

Before this pair of 8-year-old giant pandas left their reserve in China to travel to a Scottish zoo, they took a minute to stuff their faces with some...

China Zoo Accidentally Gasses Giant Panda To Death

Telegraph | Malcolm Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Quan Quan, a 21-year-old panda at Jinan Zoo in Shandong province, in eastern China, died after inhaling a mixture of chlorine, chlorine hydride and ca...

False Pregnancy For Mei Xiang, National Zoo Panda

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo says its female giant panda is not pregnant after all. The zoo says a final ultrasound and hormone analysis Tuesd...

Panda Tutor Wanted: Chinese Tutor Sought for US-Born Panda Mei Lan

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — Ni hao – hello – Mei Lan! Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to an American-born giant panda ...

Panda Tai Shan's Farewell Party (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

The National Zoo's treasure, giant panda Tai Shan, is departing for China on Feb. 4, and the Washington, D.C. zoo made sure to send him off in style, ...