Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year ... two peoples,” Xi said at the time. The return of the bamboo-loving bears may mark ...

It’s panda-monium in DC again. Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the nation ... the facility to return to China.

Just as we began to wonder whether our bears were entering ‘panda puberty,’ something exciting happened,” a zookeeper said.

Qing Bao bleated at Bao Li, and he bleated back. There was also some sniffing and calling for each other’s attention, a sign ...

Bleats and chirps between two giant pandas are a sure sign that flirtatious feelings are in the air! Read all about the ...

It’s probably not much of anything yet, but the National’s Zoo’s pandas are at least getting curious about each other.

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She said she hopes to be back at the airport “sometime soon again as we celebrate the return of giant pandas to Smithsonian’s National Zoo.” But there’s no guarantee that pandas will ...

Three-year-old giant panda Qing Bao snacks on bamboo prior to her long journey from China to Washington, D.C. PHOTO Roshan Patel/ Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Weeks ...