YA’AN, China — The first new giant pandas to arrive in the U.S. in more than two decades are traveling to San Diego from China as Beijing resumes using the black-and-white bears as a tool of diplomacy ...

Six lucky candidates have been awarded the highly coveted opportunity to work as panda caretakers for one month, after an intense three-hour live showdown on China’s largest television network, CCTV.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The new giant panda cub at the National Zoo and mom Mei Xiang hit a milestone today, almost a week after the cub's birth. According to panda caretakers, Mei Xiang left the den ...

WASHINGTON (SBG) — The National Zoo's three-week-old giant panda cub got its first exam Sunday. (Video: WJLA) Panda caretakers were able to weigh the cub, who is just under 1.5 pounds, and give it a ...

Toronto Zoo caretakers found three-month-old red panda cub Dash lying on his side and vocalizing on Sunday morning Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...