Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France from China, gave birth to female twin cubs early Monday at Beauval Zoo, south of Paris. Staff members celebrated the rare event, describing the babies as ...

There won't be a baby panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., any time soon. It turns out Mei Xiang, one of the zoo's giant pandas, is not pregnant, despite showing signs for the last few ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A lack of oxygen due to underdeveloped lungs caused the death of a newborn giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, officials said Thursday. The 4-ounce cub, ...

The Dr. Ruth of Chinese Pandas is helping the National Zoo with mating season. Over the weekend, the doctor first made an attempt at natural breeding, which was unsuccessful. The zoo, however, is now ...

Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo confirmed today that female giant panda Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) will not give birth to a cub this year. They believe that she experienced either a pseudopregnancy ...

National Zoo officials said Monday that their post-death examination of the weekold giant panda cub revealed several abnormalities, although they won’t know the cause of death for about two more weeks ...

WASHINGTON — National Zoo giant panda Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated Thursday after zookeepers determined she appeared to be in heat. From peeing on trees to walking backward — here are some ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s ...

After the weeks of waiting and watching, and test samples being rushed by car to a lab in Virginia, and the cutting-edge science and the crossed fingers, the National Zoo's bad news finally came in an ...

It was 50 years ago this weekend that giant pandas were first brought to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington. The historic program with China has fostered a collaboration between scientists ...

After leaving the San Diego Zoo early Tuesday morning, Gao Gao the giant panda is safely back in China, where he was born about 28 years ago. Gao Gao is now exploring his extensive new habitat in the ...