Smithsonian/Roshan Patel Not many animals look like a giant panda. With their black eye patches, round faces and an overall teddy bear-like appearance, these rare and vulnerable animals are ...

Panda doughnuts, available Friday through Jan. 31, feature Oreo panda ears and eyes atop doughnuts filled ... and a muffin — that resembles a bear melted into a puddle. Cake pops $6.20 to ...

The National Zoo isn’t the only place in D.C. to celebrate the new residents of the panda house. Here’s where to find panda cocktails, panda milkshakes, panda duffins and other treats. Panda doughnuts ...

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 enclosures ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is gearing up to debut its newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, on Friday.

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring ...

A dog’s cuddles, a cat plopping into a nap, or a panda bear ambling up a tree may be just the mood boost we crave that lands us in a happy, contented place.

The city’s panda breeding base is the largest in the country, housing more than 240 bears – or a third of ... sign of feeding for the trained eye. When the cubs reach 1 year old, they are ...

Though the pandas may look similar to the untrained eye, giant-panda keeper Mariel ... Bao Li and Qing Bao join a long lineage of giant panda bears sent from China since 1972 as part of a decades ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

THIS is the optical illusion that asks you to stare at a gang of strikingly dashing snowmen to spot a hidden animal. Everyone ...