Within an hour of opening on Monday, crowds of people were chatting happily amongst themselves in the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute as they waited for Xiao Qi -- the star ...

The National Zoo's three pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Xiao Qi Ji, began their journey from Washington D.C. to China on Nov. 8 Their lease is up. It's time for the three giant pandas at the ...

Residents living near the 2800 block of North Avenue are grappling with an illegal dumpsite that has transformed their neighborhood into a hazardous zone. Maryland Freedom Caucus pushes for new laws ...

The three giant pandas at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., will be returned to China by December 7, the zoo announced in statements released on both Monday, August 21, and Sunday, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and it lasted about 15 minutes once giant panda mama Mei Xiang and her cub Xiao Qi Ji got hold of ...

Tian Tian playing in the snow. Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their son Xiao Qi Ji will return to China by December 7. National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute This fall, the Smithsonian’s National ...

Mother Mei Xiang also celebrated her 24th birthday last month. With Xiao Qi Ji’s birth, Mei Xiang became the oldest giant panda in the country to give birth and the second oldest in the world to give ...