Giant panda Qing Bao celebrated her fourth birthday on Friday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. This was her first birthday at the zoo since she came to the nation’s capital in October 2024 ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo announced Thursday that its 2-week-old giant panda cub is female and her father is National Zoo panda Tian Tian. Panda mother Mei Xiang was artificially ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo threw a large birthday bash filled with cake, treats and toys for their 4-year-old panda, marking her first party at the Washington park. Qing Bao, one of two giant pandas ...

Surprise! The National Zoo's panda cub has a name! The month-old cub's name — Bei Bei — was unexpectedly revealed Friday at an event at the zoo. First Lady Michelle Obama revealed the cub's name ...

They came from near and far Friday morning to see Qing Bao — a big black-and-white ball of fuzzy cuteness — celebrate her fourth birthday. Shortly after 9 a.m., as keepers lifted the gate to let her ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo celebrated giant panda Qing Bao’s fourth birthday on Sept. 12 with a cake-shaped popsicle made from frozen juice.