Panda

The twins became the first pandas to be born in Germany on August 31 and the zoo says they are thriving. The two cubs were born to mother Meng Meng and father Jiao Qing following a gestation period of 147 days, doubling Germanys panda population in one fell …

Newborn pandas at Berlin Zoo 'are thriving'

The shy creatures spend most of their time in trees and are not considered dangerous. (REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE) PHOTO: AFP SAINT-ÉTIENNE, FRANCE: A zoo in central France is searching for a runaway red panda which took advantage of heavy snowfall that brought…

BEIJING After a transcontinental flight on the Panda Express, a furry American darling arrived early Thursday in his new Chinese home. The Washington-born giant panda Bei Bei was a beloved figure at the National Zoo, where he spent the first four years of hi…

red panda+ A zoo in central France is searching for a runaway red panda which took advantage of heavy snowfall that brought down trees to climb from branch-to-branch out of its enclosure. The hopes of the zoological park in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine in central…

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Image copyrightEPAImage caption The red panda, similar to this one at Zagreb zoo, has been described as an "outstanding climber" Authorities are searching for a red panda that escaped from a zoo in south-eastern France. Staff at St-Martin-la-Plaine zoo n…

PARIS (AP) A search is on for a red panda that broke out of a zoo in the Rhone region of southeastern France. Officials at the Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Zoo said the endangered animal was last seen 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the park by a surprised motorist. T…

PARIS (AP) A search is on for a red panda that broke out of a zoo in the Rhone region of southeastern France. Officials at the Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Zoo said the endangered animal was last seen 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the park by a surprised motorist. T…

BEIJING - AFP The US-born giant pandaBei Bei has arrived in southwestern China after a 16-hour flight, with plenty of bamboo for him to munch on as he settled into his new home. The four-year-old cub, whose name means "precious, treasure" in Mandarin, appea…