A Cub is Born!

Still from Pandacam of Mei Xiang giving birth

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Two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16.
May 29, 2024

Two New Giant Pandas Are Coming

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo will welcome a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, by the end of the year.

Zoo staff James Steeil, Laurie Thompson and Mariel Lally in China at Shenshuping campus, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
December 01, 2023

#PandaStory: A Happy Homecoming

Giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji are settling in nicely in their new home at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s ShenShuPing...

The Zoo team that cared for the bears on their journey to China posing next to the three specialized travel crates containing Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji.
November 09, 2023

Giant Pandas Land Safely in China

Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji touched down at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after a 19-hour, 9,000 mile flight from Washington, D.C.