Happy National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week! Since 1996, the Humane Society of the United States has promoted this week-long event as a way to not only acknowledge the impactful work of animal ...

Twix came as part of the Red Panda Species Survival Plan, a program where zoos work together to protect rare animals, including red pandas. Red pandas are endangered with only about 10,000 left in the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Giant pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni enjoyed their joint birthday party with tons of treats at their home in Adelaide Zoo in South Australia. Fu Ni, turning 18 on Aug. 31, and Wang ...

WASHINGTON — D.C.'s oldest panda celebrated his 26th birthday Sunday, marking the final birthday Tian Tian will spend in the District. The Smithsonian National Zoo hosted a 90s-themed "rad dad" party ...

What are black and white and having a special day on Friday? Pandas! March 16 is Panda Day, meant for celebrating the adorable, tumbling, bamboo-eating animals. Though the origins of the unofficial ...

WASHINGTON — The nation's capital is set for some fresh panda-monium this week as two giant pandas landed in Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning. The news of the pandas coming back to D.C. came from the ...

It was 50 years ago this weekend that giant pandas were first brought to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington. The historic program with China has fostered a collaboration between scientists ...

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they know it, they’re hooked: spending hours staring through the glass at panda ...