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WASHINGTON (WJLA) — The sassy side of baby panda Xiao Qi Ji is starting to show, according to Smithsonian National Zoo officials. Earlier this week, Xiao Qi Ji reportedly let out a loud and ...
The National Zoo’s baby panda has taken his first steps — and mama bear Mei Xiang slept through it all. Xiao Qi Ji took his first steps on Thanksgiving, but the zoo waited until Friday to ...
China will send two giant panda bears to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC. Qing Bao and Bao Li, both 2 years old, are scheduled to arrive before the end of the year.
It's a little early to tell if Bai Yun's third baby is a male or female. Born Aug. 2, the cub is so tiny and fragile, it will be about four months before the public can see it. But The Early Show ...
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Well, as of Friday, the baby panda at Smithsonian's National Zoo turned six weeks old, and there have been some exciting developments since last week. Zoo officials say they ...
BEIJING – The Life and Times of Sneezing Baby Panda is an upcoming mockumentary made for the big screen by Lesley Hammond and Jenny Walsh, Australian wildlife documentarians whose 1999 film ...
The National Zoo’s giant baby panda turned two months old on October 21, celebrating the occasion with a visit to the vet. Our chonky bear is officially as rotund as he is long, measuring 16.5 inches ...
Her first three black-and-white babies now reside at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. Her fourth and fifth cubs, who are twins, live at Zoo Atlanta and are currently the ...
The panda may be an extreme example, but all bears have disproportionately small babies, Li said. A newborn polar bear's birthweight as a fraction of mom's is less than 1:400, or less than one ...
Quickly emerging from his ugly-duckling phase, the pocket panda began to grow tufts of quintessential black-and-white fur. (The black markings on his legs are adorably referred to as knee socks.) The ...