Panda

There are so many animal-inspired soft robots out there at this point that you could easily pack an entire zoo with them. Although an adorable idea, it’s unlikely any such program will find its way into the real world soon—that said, a virtual zoo filled with digital soft robot prototypes…

- Advertisement - Ya the giant panda arrived in Shanghai on Thursday after spending the previous 20 years on loan at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. The journey of the well-known panda was extensively monitored online. - Advertisement - Screenshots of Ya Ya’s flight path into Shanghai were published online.…

On the morning of April 26th local time, the giant panda Ya Ya living in the United States set off from Memphis Zoo in Tennessee and embarked on a journey back to China. The giant panda Ya Ya took the FX9759 flight and departed from Memphis, Tennessee at 11:58 am…

After spending the past 20 years on loan to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, Ya Ya, a female giant panda, launched her venture back to China on Wednesday. Once a symbol of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), 22-year-old Ya Ya's fate has recently…

Imaginechina Female giant panda Ya Ya is pictured at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the United States, on February 14. The news that giant panda Ya Ya will return to China from the United States has sparked heated discussion across the country, amid concerns about the health of the 22-year-old…

Public concern for her well being reached a fever pitch in China in early February, when her partner Lè Lè 乐乐 died in their enclosure. The incident has been elevated into one of national concern. The two pandas were loaned to Memphis Zoo through China’s panda diplomacy in 2003. For…

BANGKOK (AP) — A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said. The cause of Lin Hui’s death was not immediately clear but she appeared to…

published : 19 Apr 2023 at 12:01 Panda Lin Hui enjoys a special cake made for her birthday, at Chiang Mai Zoo on Sept 28 last year. (Photo: Chiang Mai Zoo) Giant panda Lin Hui, the star attraction at Chiang Mai Zoo, died on Wednesday morning. She was 21 years…

If you’ve followed recent panda-related news, chances are you’ve come across Ya Ya – the giant panda who is set to return to China from Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, United States.  Born in 2000, female panda Ya Ya has been in Memphis Zoo since 2003, along with male panda Le…

Visitors at the Memphis Zoo said goodbye Saturday to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to China. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances, the sendoff marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens that landed Ya Ya…