Latest Giant pandas News

Berlin's new panda twins have been named. Meet Leni and Lotti, or Meng Hao and Meng Tian

Dec. 06, 2024 09:54 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's new panda twins now have names — or rather, two names apiece. The two female cubs, born at the Berlin Zoo on Aug. 22, were introduced Friday as Meng Hao and Meng Tian ("beautiful dreams" and “sweet dreams”). Alternatively, they also answer to the very...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Hong Kong Panda

Dec. 02, 2024 21:39 PM EST
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze

Dec. 02, 2024 20:41 PM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The 2,500 exhibits were showcased in a launch ceremony of PANDA GO! FEST...

The Bidens hosted their final Halloween trick-or-treat event. The first lady came as a giant panda

Oct. 30, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who dressed as a giant panda, hosted trick-or-treaters on the White House South Lawn on Wednesday for the last time. The first lady had participated in the National Zoo's announcement earlier this year that pandas would be...

The pandas have landed! Here's what you need to know

Oct. 16, 2024 14:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will remain off-limits through early next year, when the zoo will unveil its newly renovated panda house to the public. When can we see...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Giant Pandas

Oct. 15, 2024 23:51 PM EDT
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Pandas arrive at National Zoo, but won't be ready for public debut until January

Oct. 15, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 — back to China, a new pair of bears arrived late Tuesday morning. ...

Pandas arrive in the US, next stop is the National Zoo

Oct. 15, 2024 10:07 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandas arrive in the US, next stop is the National Zoo.

Two giant pandas have started their long journey from China to Washington's National Zoo

Oct. 14, 2024 15:52 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two giant pandas have started their long journey from China to Washington's National Zoo.

Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China

Sep. 28, 2024 06:34 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical treatment. The pair, Ri Ri and Shin Shin, are the parents of Xiang Xiang, the...