Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their giant debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo Friday, launching a new decade of panda diplomacy and tourism in D.C. Why it matters: Pandas have become a D.C. symbol ...

Two giant pandas, Qing Bao and Bao Li, made their debut for the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Jan. 24.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to the public on Friday. The three-year-old panda cubs ...

Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li from Chengdu, China, are debuting at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday. This comes more than a year ...

Now, after more than a year without seeing her favorite animals, Nguyen – along with countless panda fanatics – is ready to welcome Bao Li and Qing Bao, the latest bears loaned by China as ...

Qing Bao, the female panda, walks in her habitat during the public debut of the giant pandas at the National Zoo on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) Bao Li ...

Panda fans will be able to catch a glimpse of the newcomers, Bao Li and Qing Bao, and enjoy a slate of festivities planned to commemorate the bears' public unveiling. On a 10-year loan from China, the ...

WASHINGTON — The masses will be gathering in the national capital to catch a glimpse of its newest celebrities. Bao Li and Qing Bao made their debut in their new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

Three-year-old Bao Li and Qing Bao made a new home at the zoo after the previous panda tenants, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, returned to China when their lease expired in November ...

WASHINGTON - Washington, D.C.'s panda drought ended Friday when three-year-old giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut at the National Zoo. The pandas arrived from China last ...