There are enough fun facts about pandas to fill an entire textbook. Yet, to make things easy for you, we’ve boiled these dozens of facts down to eight. Pandas are intelligent, easy-going ...

People once thought the red panda was related to bears or raccoons, but they are actually their own genus, Ailuridae. Within the genus, there are two species: fulgens fulgens and fulgens refulgens.

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

Pandas look cute and cuddly but can bite like a carnivore. Here's what you need to know about the new bears taking up residence at the National Zoo.

Giant pandas eat between 12 to 15 kilograms of food, over a span of 12 hours, every single day, but only one-fifth of that food actually gets digested. No wonder they poop around 40 times a day!

1. Can you spot the real panda? Despite sharing a common name, red pandas are not closely related to giant pandas—often considered the real panda. Phylogenetically, the red panda falls under a unique ...

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s ...

Giant panda Qing Bao Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute "They're very active and they're just a lot of fun and obviously super cute," zookeeper Mariel Lally told ...

With the help of Bears by Tom Jackson, a book that addresses some of the most interesting facts about these mammals and showcases their beauty, we bring you a bundle of cuteness.

From the gates of the famed Chengdu Panda Base, fans run to the leafy “villa” of its celebrity resident: Hua Hua, China’s most popular panda. Among them is A’Qiu, who rents an apartment ...