Giant Pandas in San Diego Zoo Revealed in First Images After Arriving in the US From China; Is China's 'Panda Diplomacy' Program Good For Their Conservation?

Medicine & Technology Jul 09, 2024

San Diego Zoo has revealed the first images of a duo of giant pandas that just arrived from China. Read to learn more.

Panda Captures Rolling Down In Viral Video; Why Are These Adorable Creatures So Clumsy?

Feb 28, 2022

Videos of giant pandas rolling make the public love them even more because they look even cuter. Read the article to find out why they are so clumsy.

Giant Panda Twins Born in a Madrid Zoo Look Like Screaming Pink Jelly Beans: Here's Why They Are So Tiny at Birth

Sep 09, 2021

Zoo Aquarium Madrid welcomed giant panda twins six decades after the historic live birth in captivity of a giant panda in 1963 in Beijing Zoo. They are so tiny that they looked like screaming jelly beans.

Giant Pandas in China No Longer Extinct After Decades of Conservation

Jul 10, 2021

Chinese officials announced that giant pandas are no longer endangered species after recording over 1,800 giant pandas in the wild, thanks to decades of conservation efforts.

Xing Er the Giant Panda Escapes His $25 Million Panda House in the Copenhagen Zoo

Jun 09, 2020

Xing Er, a giant panda, loaned from China, escapes his Panda House in the Copenhagen Zoo.

Panda Twins Born During Coronavirus Named 'Safe' and 'Sound'

Apr 18, 2020

Over in China, a pair of twin pandas were brought into this world and given the names "Ping Ping" and "An An". These names translate to "Safe" and "Sound."

Scientists Finally Able To Answer Why Pandas Have Black And White Patches On Their Body [Video]

Mar 06, 2017

Researchers from University of California, Davis, and California State University, Long Beach has finally able to decode the mystery behind the black and white pattern of the giant panda. According to the latest studies, researchers found that they use those patterns as camouflage and communication.

Survival of the Cutest? Uncharismatic Endangered Species Receive Unequal Funding

Apr 20, 2015

It seems when it comes to saving endangered species, there is a giant inequality in the investment of resources with species that aren't considered as cute or "charismatic" receiving more funding compared to species that simply aren't.

The Charming Tale of Giant Pandas—Why These Wall Flowers are the Life of the Party

Mar 29, 2015

When they’re chomping down on bamboo shoots they may not seem like the lives of the party, but in a new study published this week in the Journal of Mammalogy researchers with Michigan State University provided the first in-depth look into the lives of Giant Pandas and revealed that there may be more than meets the eye with this not so colorful bunch. Though the endangered species has been the face of many international campaigns, little is truly known about the species and their behavior in the wild. So to find out the truth, researchers electronically tracked five wild pandas for more than 2 years, while they explored the bamboo forests of southwestern China and revealed that though they seem like solitary creatures it appears that panda bears can party with the best of them.

New GPS Study Reveals Giant Pandas Hang in Packs in the Wild

Mar 27, 2015

While they may have millions of admirers around the world for their unique looks and lackadaisical personalities, little is truly known about the nature of China’s giant pandas in the wild. Researchers to date have sought to discover exactly how it is that these picky eaters have survived in the wild bamboo forests, but with strict laws governing who and what research is conducted on the endangered species, biologists have had little to no luck in finding out exactly what happens behind the bamboo curtains of the pandas’ homes. That is, until now.