Panda

WASHINGTON  Bei Bei sat on a hammock nonchalantly, chewing on sugarcane.  It's one of his last snacks in the United States before he travels some 15 hours to China. "He's very laid back. Look at him," says Timothy McGrath. McGrath, 68, is one of the dozens…

Bei Bei the giant panda leaving the National Zoo for China

Flight to China nears for giant panda in DC

A FedEx plane will soon take a 15-plus hour flight from the U.S. to China. Its cargo: one giant panda and plenty of snacks. Bei Bei the giant panda is leaving the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., for China on Tuesday. All panda cubs at the Nat…

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:        Monday is Day One of the National Gingerbread House Competition and Display in Asheville, North Carolina. How To Make A Gingerbread House by CBS on YouTube        Tuesday sees th…

Bye bye, Bei Bei: Beloved giant panda is leaving DC for China in a private jet

Bei Bei has been a favourite at The National Zoo in Washington.Washington: He was born in Washington and took his first steps in the US capital, but at age four, it's time to head "home" -- to China. Bei Bei, the last young panda living at the National Zoo, …

Washington (AFP) - He was born in Washington and took his first steps in the US capital, but at age four, it's time to head "home" -- to China. Bei Bei, the last young panda living at the National Zoo, will leave Washington on Tuesday aboard a specially outf…

A panda bear gets a CT scan at a zoo in Lebniz, Germany. | (Berlin Zoo/Handout via REUTERS) A yak stands in China's Qinghai province. | (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A dog at a shop entrance in Amsterdam. | (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) A protester uses a slingshot nea…

Over the years, Detroit Zoo officials have had the pleasure of caring for a number of adorable babies, but in the opinion of Dr. Ann Duncan, director of Animal Health at DZG, their current nursery resident – a female red panda cub – is arguably the most adora…