Tokyo (AFP) – Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a ...

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September 20, 2025 is International Red Panda Day. These medium-sized mammals are not pandas at all and are more closely related to weasels and raccoons. CREDIT: Fabian Muehlberger / Red Panda Network ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...

On May 23, 1992, two male giant pandas were loaded aboard a plane in Shanghai, China. Their destination: Columbus. The giant panda exhibit at the Columbus Zoo opened to the public on June 5, 1992, to ...

The rapid evolution of generative AI has created a pressing need for tools that can efficiently prepare diverse data sources for large language models (LLMs). Transforming information that is encoded ...

Visitors waiting outside the gates in the frigid early hours, people decked out in themed gear, and even some special trips from across the country: It was a celebrity welcome for Washington’s most ...

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 foreign ...

January is a big month for historic events in DC, but the debut of two new pandas at the National Zoo is perhaps the biggest highlight for Washingtonians. Bears Bao Li and Qing Bao will finally meet ...

WASHINGTON — As we close in on 2025, it's almost time for the new Giant Pandas public debut at the National Zoo. So when will Qing Bao (ching-BOW) and Bao Li (BOW-lee) be ready for visitors? WUSA ...