Pandas are our laziest celebrities. So why can’t we get enough?
In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the ...
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How the Capybara Won My Heart—and Almost Everyone Else’s
It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ...
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The Pandas Are BACK, Baby!
Today is a family affair for Rhys Price, who voyaged from Alexandria with her fiancée and two kids. Even the cold wasn’t ...
25 baby pandas make first public appearance
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Reuters reports two Chinese panda research centers collaborated to debut their 25 newborn pandas to promote projects including protection, international exchanges and ...
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China is more in love with its pandas than ever. That’s complicated matters for Beijing
Rare, fluffy and irresistibly cute ... journey by bombarding panda experts, officials and government agencies with angry phone calls. “They believe they’re being very patriotic,” one ...
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Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make public debut at National Zoo
"They're very active and they're just a lot of fun and obviously super cute," zookeeper Mariel Lally told ABC News previously about the two pandas. The National Zoo will host a series of public ...
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As Washington Unveils Pandas, China Cracks Down on Their Biggest Fans
Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s ...
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Pandas Make Their Official Return to the National Zoo — and You Don't Have to Go to D.C. to See Them
The Smithsonian's National Zoo relaunched its extremely popular Giant Panda Cam on Friday, Jan. 24, giving the public its first "live" glimpse of the zoo's newest pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.