Giant panda Qing Bao celebrated her fourth birthday on Friday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. This was her first birthday at the zoo since she came to the nation’s capital in October 2024 ...

For residents of Washington, D.C., the giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are built into the city's identity. The bears have been living at the zoo for ...

How are the giant pandas spending their first summer in Washington, D.C.? And what’s changed since they arrived nine months ago? Keeper Mariel Lally explains. Mike Bock To conserve energy during the ...

At the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, staff present giant panda Qing Bao with a cake and presents for her fourth birthday on Sept. 12, 2025. At the Smithsonian's National Zoo in ...

WASHINGTON — Saturday was the first time in more than one month that the public was allowed inside the Smithsonian's National Zoo. And while all of the animals were back on the display, the zoo's main ...

After settling into their new home for the past three months, new pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their long-awaited debut at the National Zoo! The pair will call the zoo home for the next 10 years.

It was five Saturdays ago on Oct. 11 that the gates to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were closed to the public due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday that ...