In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the baby should be called “Truman.” Never mind that she was a female.

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what ...

What exactly are pandas? Bears? Raccoons? A botched scientific experiment involving a cow, a bear, and a raccoon? Researchers have argued about this for ages, yet pandas appear blissfully unconcerned ...

In the summer, he gets up as early as 3 a.m. to be at the front of the line. “Just seeing her face makes me feel incredibly happy,” he said. Rare, fluffy and irresistibly cute, pandas are ...

In the summer, he gets up as early as 3 a.m. to be at the front of the line. “Just seeing her face makes me feel incredibly happy,” he said. Rare, fluffy and irresistibly cute, pandas are adored ...