NATIONAL PANDA DAY - March 16, 2025 - National Today
Every year on March 16, we celebrate the fluffiest, bamboo-munching bears that are a source of national pride for China. There are two subspecies of panda: The Giant, black and white panda, and the ‘Qinling panda’ – A much smaller, brown subspecies of panda, discovered in 1985 in the mountain ranges of the southern Shaanxi Province in China.
What to know about the National Zoo pandas | AP News
4 days ago · The wildly popular Panda Cam will re-start on Jan. 24 as well, with 40 cameras tracking the bears’ movements. The livestream will broadcast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and rebroadcast the day’s footage overnight. The zoo has beefed up its electronic infrastructure in preparation for the expected crush of online pandaphiles.
The pandas have arrived at DC's National Zoo. Here's what you …
4 days ago · The wildly popular Panda Cam will re-start on Jan. 24 as well, with 40 cameras tracking the bears' movements. The livestream will broadcast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and rebroadcast the day's footage ...
Giant pandas returning to DC: Get to know National Zoo's new …
5 days ago · Giant pandas were back in the nation's capital Tuesday after nearly a year since the National Zoo's longtime residents headed back to China. One day after departing from Chengdu in the Sichuan ...
Giant panda | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
The giant panda has lived in bamboo forests for several million years. It is a highly specialized animal, with unique adaptations. The panda's thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forests of its habitat. Giant pandas have large molar teeth …
Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas - Smithsonian's National Zoo
April 16, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute — the start of a decades-long giant panda program.
Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian’s National …
Today, March 16, is National Panda Day, a fitting start for the Zoo’s six-month-long celebration for its visitors and global online community to commemorate this momentous occasion and celebrate the Zoo’s in-residence giant panda family—24-year-old male Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), 23-year-old female Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and their 18 ...
Celebrating National Panda Day - Smithsonian's National Zoo
Happy national panda day! Here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asia Trail exhibit, we are celebrating with giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, as well as our red panda pair, Asa and Jackie.
China’s newest panda diplomats headed for Washington’s National …
6 days ago · Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, kicking off a much-awaited return of the beloved bears to the American capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years ...
The National Zoo Celebrates Its 50th Pandaversary
Mar 16, 2022 · On the actual “Pandaversary,” Saturday, April 16, zoo guests can eat panda-shaped Bao buns, watch lion dance performances and calligraphy demonstrations, speak with the Zoo’s giant panda scientists, and see the pandas get special treats.