The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda cub reached a big milestone over the weekend. The 1-month-old cub had its first veterinary exam, and all signs point to a healthy, strong cub.

Laurie Thompson, Marty Dearie and Mariel Lally January was a month full of firsts for giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji. The growing bear played with enrichment toys, took his first bites of sweet potato ...

Giant panda cubs Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao are shown to the media at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in the capital’s Taito Ward on March 23. The animals went on public display two and a half months ago. (Nobuo ...