Home Animals Animal News August 22, 2015 A Cub is Born! Related Species: Giant panda Continue Exploring May 16, 2025 The Bears and the Bleats Bleats and chirps between two giant pandas are a sure sign that flirtatious feelings are in the air! Read all about the bears and the bleats in our latest #DCPandas update. January 24, 2025 Two New Giant Pandas Debut Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute today. January 14, 2025 How to Tell the Two Pandas Apart The Zoo's two giant pandas look quite similar to the untrained eye. Panda keeper Mariel Lally offers some tips you can use to spot the difference!