Hong Kong (CNN) — Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet – and Chinese scientists now think they know why.

One‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ of the major causes that make pandas look like they are uncoordinated is their boring low-energy bamboo diet. In fact, pandas are considered carnivores, but they eat mainly bamboo, which ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) staff hold a media event regarding the arrival of two giant pandas from China, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, at the National ...

The “unbearable” wait is over after two giant pandas made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday. With the new bears comes a new exhibit along with renovations to the free ...

It’s probably not much of anything yet, but Qing Bao and Bao Li are at least getting curious about each other. That’s what staff at the National Zoo in D.C. said in a post on X. Bleats and chirps ...

Although giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived at their new home on Connecticut Avenu at the National Zoo Tuesday afternoon, officials say the pandas won't make their public debut until January ...

A panda drought — that has been unbearable for some — is finally over. Two Giant pandas are now available for public viewing in the nation's capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in ...