Maria Asatryan and Narek Khachatryan reporting from Beijing The Beijing Zoo is not just a place where animals live. It is a ...

Western science described the red panda nearly fifty years before anyone in Europe had documented the giant panda. Frédéric Cuvier formally named it Ailurus fulgens in 1825. The name translates from ...

Some animals have easily recognizable, iconic appearances, like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another critter with a distinctive look is the raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around ...

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16. (Photo credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.) After months of ...

On Jan. 24, giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] will make their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). From Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, ...

Ms. Croke is a journalist who covers animal issues. She has written about giant pandas in her books “The Modern Ark” and “The Lady and the Panda.” Our interest in pandas has always brought out the ...

Bleats and chirps between two giant pandas are a sure sign that flirtatious feelings are in the air! Read all about the ‘bears and the bleats’ in this update from the Zoo’s panda keeper team. by ...

Several inches of snowfall kept the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute closed to visitors this week. But the animals and their caretakers still had a good time! Mike Bock ...

Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against infection. While captivity is known to alter the gut microbiota of wildlife, the ...