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Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong for the city's first pyrotechnics drone show

Dec. 28, 2024 12:22 PM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show, as part of a campaign to raise support and awareness of panda conservation. The 10-minute drone show featured 1,000 drones, some of which were equipped with fireworks,...

Pandas An An and Ke Ke celebrate their 1st Christmas in Hong Kong

Dec. 23, 2024 03:01 AM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras. An An, the male panda, was presented with an ice slab that had “Merry...

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...