It’s the end of an era – the panda diplomacy era – as the couple’s ‘residency’ in the Scottish capital came to an end on ...

I was told that many American people, especially children, were really reluctant to send them off,” Xi said. “I also learned ...

Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bears ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the heart of Washington has panda posters, panda mugs, panda pajamas, panda puzzles and even panda ice cream. It has a phalanx of employees and volunteers who ...

One of D.C.'s most famous families has officially left town. No, not the Obamas—the giant pandas at the National Zoo. On Wednesday morning, Mei Xiang, 25, a female; Tian Tian, 26, a male; and their ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. MATT BEVAN, HOST: In early November there was a sad farewell at the US National Zoo in Washington DC — ...

President Xi Jinping of China said his country may keep sending giant pandas to the United States. The National Zoo in Washington sent three of them back to China last week. By Edward Wong ...

(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of ...

Animal diplomacy has been used to strengthen relationships between countries for decades, with the most known exchange ...

Last week, the three giant pandas at the National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., left their habitat, for the long journey to China. Tian Tian, the laid-back papa bear often lounging with bamboo crumbs ...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the two adult pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, and their 3-year-old cub, Xiao Qi Ji, were coaxed into individual metal crates on a cloudless autumn morning and driven ...