Meng Meng, the eldest of the world's only giant panda triplets, gave birth to the cub on June 18. The cub has grown from 178 grams to 10,880 grams as of Wednesday.
At the 2024 Shanghai-Taipei City Forum on Tuesday, the two cities signed a memorandum on the exchange and conservation of red panda species.
The pair of giant pandas Xing Qiu and Yi Lan arrived in Adelaide, South Australia, on Sunday morning, marking the start of a new phase in China-Australia panda conservation efforts.
Giant panda Tian Bao and twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, all born in the zoo, departed at 9:45 am in a truck to the Brussels Airport, where they boarded a cargo flight to China.
Tian Bao, Bao Di, and Bao Mei, three giant pandas born at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium, embarked on their journey back to China on Tuesday.
Despite a city-wide naming contest that garnered more than 22,000 suggestions, the decision was made that An An and Ke Ke would retain their original names.
Two giant pandas gifted to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) by the central government in late September made their grand public debut at Ocean Park on Sunday after a two-month quarantine and adaptation period.
Fu Bao was born on July 20, 2020, as the first cub of Chinese pandas Yuan Xin and Hua Ni in South Korea. Fu Bao is also the first giant panda born in South Korea, returned to China in April 2024.
Giant panda Fu Bao's physical appearance shows no abnormalities, and in good spirits with a normal appetite.
Giant panda Fu Bao was found to be uncomfortable on Tuesday morning and is under close observation, according to the latest release by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, which is based in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
The global population of giant pandas in captivity has increased to 757, a senior government official said on Tuesday, lauding China's conservation efforts over the years.
If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan.
Wang Wang and Fu Ni left South Australia for China on Friday. The pair arrived at the Adelaide Zoo in November 2009 and were the only giant pandas in the Southern Hemisphere.
Giant panda Tian Bao and panda twins Bao Di and Bao Mei made their final public appearance at Pairi Daiza on Sunday, before starting a monthlong quarantine to facilitate their journey to China on Dec 10.
Beijing Zoo's giant panda house reopened Saturday following a five-day renovation, with visitors thronging to get a glimpse of their favorite animals in their upgraded habitats.
The giant panda house in Beijing Zoo reopened on Saturday after renovation, attracting many fans.
China's successful giant panda conservation efforts have seen the extinction risk of the species downgraded from endangered to vulnerable in 2016, with the population of giant pandas in the wild growing steadily from around 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 as of last year.
China has successfully initiated a new round of international cooperation on giant panda conservation as experts have debunked a recent article published in The New York Times that made false claims about the captive breeding process.
In the NYT article, some foreign experts proposed using infrared cameras and DNA analysis to assess the panda population. Researchers of the fourth giant panda census.
Since 1994, China has engaged in giant panda conservation research cooperation with 26 institutions in 20 countries, during which 68 cubs have been born overseas.
Keepers made a painting which pictures Ai Lian holding a lotus flower. A special birthday cake with bamboo shoots, bananas, purple kale, red dates, broccoli and carrots has also been made for Ai Lian's birthday.
A pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, which arrived at the Washington Zoo Tuesday, are both doing well, said Brandie Smith, director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. "They are exploring their habitat."
The two newly arrived giant pandas at the National Zoo in Washington DC will have plenty of time to overcome any jet lag, as they won't make their public debut until the new year.
Bao Li and Qing Bao are headed to Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for a 10-year stay.Three-year-old giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for the beginning of a 10-year stay at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao embarked on a special flight to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, marking the beginning of their 10-year stay.
A 3-month-old giant panda cub meets the public at Chongqing Zoo, Sept. 28, 2024.
Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China.
A pair of giant pandas gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region arrived at their new home in Ocean Park Hong Kong on Thursday, taking the total number of the beloved bears in the city to six.
A farewell party was held for panda pair An An and Ke Ke at the base on Wednesday. They will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday, and settle down at the Ocean Park.
Finland will return a pair of giant pandas to China ahead of schedule due to cost issues, the Global Times learned from Ähtäri Zoo on Wednesday, noting that the two pandas are in good condition and a farewell party is being planned for them.