TOKYO — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan ...

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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. They say gorging on ...

When the National Zoo's last three pandas left for China last fall, it wasn't clear when — or if — D.C. would ever again be home to giant pandas. But ... surprise! In May, officials revealed that ...

Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, less than a year after the nation's capital said goodbye to another pair of pandas that were on loan from China. The new ...

A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year. By Michael Crowley and Eric Lee Reporting from Washington A pair of pandas ...

The panda census methodology is widely seen as flawed, and China keeps the data shrouded in secrecy. By Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong American zoos point to a rise in the wild panda numbers — 1,864 at ...

The day has finally arrived. San Diegans can finally greet two giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. Pomp and circumstance surrounded ...

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