Panda

The world’s weirdest primate just got weirder. Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered an extra finger on the outlandish-looking aye-aye. Small “pseudothumbs,” complete with their own fingerprints, may help the animals grip branches…

Panda dog. PHOTO: AFP BEIJING: A pet cafe in China where dogs are dyed black and white to look like panda cubs has triggered a heated online debate over the treatment of animals. Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins The Cute Pet Games cafe ope…

A baby koala has been given a second chance at life by a zoo in Australia. The creature, which is just four months old, injured her arm when she and her mother fell from a tree in a plantation logging area in a suburb of Melbourne, Werribee. Unfortunately,…

By Isabella Jibilian (Reuters) - Washington's National Zoo will soon have an empty-nester exhibit on display when Bei Bei, the 4-year-old male offspring of the zoo's giant panda couple, sets out for China next month to help breed more of his species in his p…

Image copyrightStock photoImage caption Red pandas are classified as endangered People on the Isle of Man have been asked to keep their "eyes peeled" for a red panda which has escaped from a wildlife park. "Kush" broke out of the Curraghs in the north of…

BERLIN (AP) A Berlin zoo says two panda cubs born in August have opened their eyes to the world for the first time this week. Zoo Berlin on Friday released pictures of the two cubs cautiously peering at the camera, six weeks after their birth. Zoo director …

Image copyrightStock photoImage caption Red pandas are classified as endangered People on the Isle of Man have been asked to keep their "eyes peeled" for a red panda which has escaped from a wildlife park. "Kush" broke out of the Curraghs in the north of…

Boo at the Zoo at the National Zoo: The popular Halloween destination for kids and families to get their candy and exotic animal fix opens this weekend. A ticket gets you a trick-or-treat bag, after-hours access to various animal exhibits and the chance to pa…

Stop Making Sense at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: This year marks the 35th anniversary of one of the best concert films of all time. Director Jonathan Demme captur…

Prague, Beijing scrap 'sister city' deal over Taiwan row