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.

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

They were among the crowds who came to the zoo Friday for the general public’s first in-person look at Qing Bao and Bao Li, the 3-year-old female and male bears who arrived in October.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas from China, are ready for their close-up. Here’s how to watch them do their thing.

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 ...

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 ...

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 baby should be called “Truman.” Never mind that she was a female.

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

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 ...

For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to ...