Panda

Brussels (AFP) - A Belgian zoo announced Friday the "extremely rare" birth of twin baby giant pandas, three years after the arrival of a young male, which was a first for Belgium at the time. The Pairi Daiza zoo said the safe delivery of the twins, one male …

Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute shared some news about their panda Mei Xiang. The female panda “has been displaying subtle behavioral changes during the past few weeks, but they have become more pronounced in the last 24 hours…

What’s better than one red panda cub? Three red panda cubs! ­ And Missouri’s Kansas City Zoo is lucky enough to be home to one of these special trios. The zoo announced on Tuesday that their first-time red panda parents, Kate and Randy, welcomed triplets on …

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Image copyrightTyrone Siu / ReutersImage caption A police officer points a gun towards anti-extradition bill protesters in Hong Kong. The incident came during cla…

KUALA LUMPUR: The second Malaysian-born giant panda finally has a name Yi Yi, which means friendship. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar announced the nineteen-month-old female panda cubs name at a ceremony at the Zoo Negara on Th…

Huang Shunjie might just have the best job in the world. The 24-year-old spends each day caring for 18 panda cubs at the Giant Panda Protection and Research Center outside China’s central city of Chengdu. He prepares their meals of bamboo and milk formula, ch…

Two giant pandas at Moscow Zoo celebrated their birthdays this week: Ru Yi turned three on Wednesday and his female companion Ding Ding turned two the day before. The pair emigrated from Sichuan to Moscow in April 2019 as part of a research collaboration bet…

Our democracy is under threat and needs a shot in the arm if it is to be fit for coming generations. The Citizens Convention on UK Democracy intends to do just that. The Convention will run an ambitious, impartial, two-year deliberation on democratic reform …

A mother who drowned her young twins in the bath on Boxing Day showed signs of narcissistic rage and was not suffering the catastrophic depression claimed by her defence lawyer, a psychiatrist has told a court. Samantha Ford, 38, drowned 23-month-olds Jake a…

Now Playing: Family thanks heroes who rushed to save kids from burning building Now Playing: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz brings young fan in wheelchair to tears Now Playing: Greedy badger wants all the cheese