WASHINGTON -- Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington's National Zoo said. The cub was born at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Time, the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering a “much-needed moment of pure joy,” the National Zoo’s giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a wiggling cub Friday at a time of global pandemic and social unrest. An ...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- When Mei Xiang went in for an ultrasound on Friday, her results were shared around the world. The 22-year-old giant panda could deliver a cub in the next few days, the Smithsonian's ...

BEIJING, China -- China announced Tuesday the birth of extremely rare panda triplets in a further success for the country's artificial breeding program. The three cubs were born July 29 in the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roger Williams Park Zoo's newest additions are drawing quite the excitement. The Providence-based Zoo welcomed red panda twins this summer, but they are not on exhibit just ...

Banham Zoo's twin red panda cubs have taken their first steps outdoors. The playful pair, born on 22 June 2025, have been ...

It's a boy? It's a girl? Well, it's a panda cub! We weren't sure if we'd ever see this day again, but the National Zoo's female giant panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth to a panda cub Sunday night -- her ...

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