Pandas

The adorable red panda cub

Four New Red Panda Cubs at the National Zoo

The National Zoo welcomes four new red panda cubs

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Tian Tian and Mei Xiang Get to Stay; Zoo Gets an Extended Lease on the Pandas

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Is the Zoo's Giant Panda Pregnant?

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Bon Voyage, Tai Shan!

Tai Shan (né Butterstick), the four and a half-year-old panda, departs for Wolong's Bifengxia Base in Ya'an, Sichuan

Happy Birthday Tai Shan

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Will We Soon See a Panda Baby?

The Zoo’s three pandas, here Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, require a constant supply of bamboo, a plant that is not very nutritious, especially for animals, like pandas, that are natural carnivores.

Feeding the Animals at the National Zoo

After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal

National Zoo Red Panda Meets New Mate

A Red Panda's Fancy Turns to Love

Here's yet another panda couple for Washington to coo over

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Mei Xiang May Be Expecting!

China Counts Four Bundles of Panda Joy

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Fingers Crossed. A Panda Preggers at the National Zoo???!

On March 20, Mei was anesthetized and artificially inseminated. Since then, the public has waited anxiously for the pitter patter of panda paws

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Quake Strikes Heart of Panda Country

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Love Was Not in the Cards For Mei Xiang

Was the insemination successful?

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Snow Day for Tai Shan

And he feels right at home

Sloth bears will have their own amphitheater.

Trailblazers

This month, pandas and other exotic creatures go on view at the National Zoo's new Asia Trail

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Q&A with Laura Tangley

An interview with Laura Tangley, author of "Learning from Tai Shan" in the June 2006 issue of SMITHSONIAN.

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Return of the Pandas

After moving from Wolong to Washington, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are packing them in at the National Zoo

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