Two new residents woke up with the rest of Washington, D.C., this week, hungry and ready to settle in. Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo said Bao Li and Qing Bao, a pair of 3-year-old ...

Get a behind the scenes look at how staff are helping giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao settle into their new home at the ...

Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs. But they do branch out, with about 1% of their diet comprising other plants and even meat ...

Giant pandas eat between 12 to 15 kilograms of food, over a span of 12 hours, every single day, but only one-fifth of that food actually gets digested. No wonder they poop around 40 times a day!

To derive enough nutrients, pandas eat 20 to 40 pounds of plant material a day. To satisfy their love for particular flora that grows best beneath big, old trees with hidey-holes for stashing cubs ...