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Bei Bei is set to move to China after turning four years old - AFP Washington's National Zoo may be left without any giant pandas amid fears Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China could see the bears become a political tool.  The Smithsonian National Z…

The escalating trade war between the United States and China has people worried that the country will decide to recall all its giant pandas from US zoos. China currently has the giant animals on loan to three zoos in the US and the increased tensions between…

The Smithsonian National Zoo received its first giant pandas from Beijing in 1972, and the species has been one of the zoo's biggest draws ever since. But with President Trump's trade war with China spiraling, could the U.S. be at risk of losing them? The na…

First they came for our iPhones and we said little. Then they came for 194 pages of products and we said little. But if the U.S.-China trade war takes our pandas, pandamonium may break out.Turns out, the beloved pandas that reside at the National Zoo in Washi…

"We are delighted with the news," said Berlin Zoo director Andreas Knieriem after an ultrasound scan confirmed the pregnancy. Berlin Zoo says the size of the foetus and the results of hormonal analysis suggest the birth will take place within a fortnight. T…

Meng Meng, a giant panda on loan from China and one of the stars of the Berlin Zoo, is pregnant, the zoo announced on Tuesday. An ultrasound revealed the good news marking a breakthrough in the zoo's efforts to breed Meng Meng and her male partner Jiao Qing …

Five of Jupiter’s newly identified moons have been officially christened. In July 2018, the Carnegie Institute for Science unveiled 12 more Jovian satellites; this year, it enlisted the public to help name some of them. The research organization set out ver…

Posted August 25, 2019 16:17:01 Efforts to encourage Adelaide's two giant pandas to mate are unlikely to go ahead next month because contract negotiations with Chinese authorities over the popular animals have not yet been resolved. Key points: T…

Washington — Bei Bei, a giant panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo in the nation's capital, turned 4 years old on Thursday, marking a bittersweet milestone that signals the end of his time living in the U.S.  One of the zoo's fan favorites, Bei Bei's careta…

Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n. I’m not crying, you’re crying!! From the National Zoo: “By the end of August Bei Bei will be another year older! He will receive a panda-friendly frozen cake specially made by the Zoo’s Department of Nutrition Scienc…