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 ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo threw a large birthday bash filled with cake, treats and toys for their 4-year-old panda, marking her first party at the Washington park. Qing Bao, one of two giant pandas ...

WASHINGTON — It's a panda party at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Female panda Qing Bao will celebrate her fourth birthday with festivities starting at 9 a.m. Friday. Qing Bao arrived in D.C. along ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

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 ...