D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long been a backer of the zoo's panda program.

People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they know it, they’re hooked: spending hours staring through the glass at panda habitats, pouring over clips of the bears online and ...

They replaced three bears – Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub ... panda-seeking guests will be directed to the Asia Trail and David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat, which has been renovated ...

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its ...

Money spent to preserve the bears' wild habitats also benefits ... and resources that have gone to saving the giant panda and giant panda habitat, there are other species that are being saved ...

Two giant panda bears made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Friday and with the new bears comes renovations to ...

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

They replaced three bears – Mei Xiang ... Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat, which has been renovated with shallow pools, bamboo stands for foraging and multilevel climbing structures ...

For panda fans not local to Washington, the National Zoo also is bringing back its Giant Panda Cam, where virtual visitors can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3, in their outdoor and indoor enclosures ...

But the giant panda hasn’t always been an emblem ... an ecologist who dedicated her career to preserving panda habitat, never knew about these bears growing up in a small industrial city in ...

Smithsonian/Roshan Patel Not many animals look like a giant panda. With their black eye patches, round faces and an overall teddy bear-like appearance, these rare and vulnerable animals are ...