(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of ...

Tai Shan, the National Zoo's four-month-old giant panda cub, climbs on rocks in his exhibit in Washington November 29, 2005. Zoo veterinarians say the cub now weighs 8.7 kg (19.2 pounds) and is 79 ...

A 1-year-old flamingo has charmed her way into daily staff meetings with her keepers at the National Zoo in D.C.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Two giant pandas began their trip from China to the United States Monday, bound for the National Zoo in D.C. The journey and arrival of Bao Li and Qing Bao have been ...

Bao Li's mother is Bao Bao, who was born at the National Zoo in 2013 and returned to China in 2017. And Bao Li's grandparents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, lived in D.C. for over two decades before ...

After an 11-month wait, giant pandas will populate the zoo once again. A pair of pandas, which left China on FedEx's "Panda Express" cargo jet, are expected to arrive in the D.C. area on Tuesday.

People wearing panda ears and toting stuffed animals lined up in the dark, arctic air Friday to meet Washington’s new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, as they made their long-awaited public debut at ...

For panda fans not local to Washington, the National Zoo also is bringing back its Giant Panda Cam, where virtual visitors can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, in their outdoor and indoor ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new set of pandas have officially arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the 3-year-old giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made the journey to the U ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end, Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji ...

Members of the National Zoo got to see giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao from Jan. 10 to 19. Beginning Friday, all zoo visitors will be able to see the black-and-white animals in person, oohing and ...

Zoo members got an early look at the pandas on Friday. The highly anticipated debut will kick off with a public celebration from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, featuring special events and programs, including ...