(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of Chinese ...

FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end ...

WASHINGTON -- The three giant pandas tumble around in their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, munching on bamboo shoots and leaves, climbing branches and generally looking ...

Washington, D.C.’s newest pandas – Bao Li and Qing Bao – will officially be introduced to the public at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Friday. Visitors will be able to see Bao Li and Qing Bao at ...

They are not typical diplomatic envoys. They spend their time eating, snoozing, lollygagging in the grass and rolling in the snow. But the giant pandas that have roamed a few select U.S. zoos for the ...

The panda program is getting an upgrade — and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has David Rubenstein to thank for nearly half of the funds. The National Zoo is in the ...