Head over to Ueno Park’s Fountain Square this Chinese New Year’s for spicy lamb skewers, piping hot xiaolongbao and giant ...

Need a little pick-me-up in your day? Tune into the Giant Panda Cam to watch Bao Li and Qing Bao live from the Smithsonian ...

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

The debut of Bao Li and Qing Bao, the National Zoo’s newest pandas, also marks the return of a popular chronicler of the cuddly black-and-white creatures. Yes, that’s right. THE PANDA CAM IS ...

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Giant panda Qing Bao ...

declaring the Zoo the "District of Panda." “For over 50 years, giant pandas have been an integral part of the fabric and culture of Washington, D.C., thanks in large part to the support of the ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — It was all black and white at the National Zoo on Friday. Panda fans, many in festive gear, were ready to meet the two bears for the first time. They watched as Bao Li and ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo relaunched its extremely popular Giant Panda Cam on Friday, Jan. 24, giving the public its first "live" glimpse of the zoo's newest pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.

By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s foreign panda exchanges. Visitors descended on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of ...

Parking passes are $30 per car. There is good news, though: Once you’re inside the zoo, no further passes are required to enter the panda house (unlike when cub Xiao Qi Ji made his debut in 2021 ...