Within an hour of opening on Monday, crowds of people were chatting happily amongst themselves in the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute as they waited for Xiao Qi -- the star ...

How do you measure a year of giant panda cub cuteness? Jennifer Zoon Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji — the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s “little miracle” — gives all who follow his #PandaStory a reason to smile ...

We have some excellent news for you this Monday morning: The National Zoo’s baby panda cub is killing his husbandry training. Oh, and he’s still the very best good boy. Ten-month-old Xiao Qi Ji can ...

TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — This week's National Zoo panda cub update brings us to new heights as the zoo says cub Xiao Qi Ji was accompanied on a climb with momma panda Mei Xiang. "Like mother, like ...

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji enjoys an ice cake at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 21, 2023. Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his third birthday at the ...

Xiao Qi Ji, the giant panda cub born in the national zoo in Washington, D.C., turned one on Saturday, and the zoo held a big birthday party for the little cutie featuring ice cakes and other ...

With a name like “little miracle,” the Smithsonian National Zoo’s newly christened baby panda has much to prove — specifically the viability of an entire species. The 3-month-old cub, whose official ...

The National Zoo’s giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji turned 1-year-old on Saturday and enjoyed a birthday treat to mark the occasion. “We’ve been celebrating for the last 365 days quite frankly,” said the ...

It’s actually happening: The National Zoo’s giant pandas are departing DC on November 8. They leave behind a city without pandas for the first time in 23 years. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian. Photograph ...

As of Nov. 14, National Zoo’s three-month-old giant panda cub could nearly walk, and his teeth were beginning to come in. (Courtesy National Zoo) Say hello to Xiao Qi Ji: The newest cuddly member of ...

The youngest panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo is now one year old. Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his first birthday Saturday with a specially made fruitsicle cake, as did his parents, Mei Xiang and ...

Mother Mei Xiang also celebrated her 24th birthday last month. With Xiao Qi Ji’s birth, Mei Xiang became the oldest giant panda in the country to give birth and the second oldest in the world to give ...