Mei Xiang

Washington zoo officials heralded the arrival of "a precious giant panda cub" Friday, following the much-watched birth of panda Mei Xiang's latest baby, four years after her last pregnancy.

Bei Bei did it again. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, who slept through his media debut in December and then snoozed through his public debut in January, demonstrated again on Saturday that he might benefit from an alarm clock.

National Zoo staff are keeping a close eye on giant panda Mei Xiang's newborn twins, given the cubs' fragile state just days after their birth, the zoo's lead veterinarian said today.

Cuteness overload, times two -- Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to twin cubs on August 22. Both cubs, the first born at 5:35 pm and the second at 10:07 pm, are healthy and doing well.

A rare giant panda called Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington on Saturday, officials said.

Two beloved giant pandas have been the stars of Washington, DC's National Zoo for a decade. However their status is immigrant as they have been on loan from China.Just when kids were bidding goodbye to their oriental friends, comes the happy news that the stay for these pandas has been extended.Chinese conservation officials signed a deal with the ...

Washington zoo officials heralded the arrival of "a precious giant panda cub" Friday, following the much-watched birth of panda Mei Xiang's latest baby, four years after her last pregnancy.

Bei Bei did it again. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, who slept through his media debut in December and then snoozed through his public debut in January, demonstrated again on Saturday that he might benefit from an alarm clock.

National Zoo staff are keeping a close eye on giant panda Mei Xiang's newborn twins, given the cubs' fragile state just days after their birth, the zoo's lead veterinarian said today.

Cuteness overload, times two -- Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to twin cubs on August 22. Both cubs, the first born at 5:35 pm and the second at 10:07 pm, are healthy and doing well.

A rare giant panda called Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington on Saturday, officials said.

Two beloved giant pandas have been the stars of Washington, DC's National Zoo for a decade. However their status is immigrant as they have been on loan from China.Just when kids were bidding goodbye to their oriental friends, comes the happy news that the stay for these pandas has been extended.Chinese conservation officials signed a deal with the ...