Visitors take pictures of male giant panda Bao Li in his enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Friday. ANNA MONEYMAKER/AFP They are "as iconic as the Washington ...

People wearing panda ears and toting stuffed animals lined up in the dark, arctic air Friday to meet Washington’s new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, as they made their long-awaited public debut at ...

Giant panda Bao Li eats bamboo during the public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Giant panda Qing Bao ...

After a hiatus of 14 months, giant pandas captivated a passionate crowd of patrons and officials at the zoo as they made their public debut on Friday morning.

To her, it was like reconnecting with old friends – especially since one of the pandas has deep ties to Washington. Bao Li, born in China, is the third generation of his panda family to live in ...

Washington, D.C.’s newest ... Visitors will be able to see Bao Li and Qing Bao at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat, the large complex at the zoo that derives its name from ...

China sent the two 3-year-old panda bears, Qing Bao and Bao Li, to the United States in October. The bears have been acclimating to their new home in Washington but will be open to the public Friday.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to the public on Friday. The three-year-old panda ...

The National Zoo relaunched the Panda Cam, which will stream the lives of Bao Li and Qing Bao in their new D.C. home.

WASHINGTON — If you're headed to the National Zoo Friday for the debut of the pandas -- we have a visual aid for you to help tell the 3-year-old cuties apart. Below, you'll see Bao Li on the left.

WASHINGTON — Three-year-old panda bears Bao Li and Qing Bao made their official public debut Friday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to great fanfare from the ...