The world's oldest male panda, with more than 130 descendants -- a quarter of all the captive-bred pandas on the planet -- has died aged 31, officials said.
Giant pandas have a notoriously low reproductive rate, a key contributor -- along with habitat loss -- to their status as vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN)Read more
The first pair of surviving giant panda twins ever born in the United States are adapting well to their new life in southwest China's Sichuan Province, breeders have said.
The sisters, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, have just finished a month-long quarantine check at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, after they flew back from Zoo Atlanta inRead more
Hong Kong Ocean Park Monday celebrated the birthday of its four giant pandas, with Jia Jia, who is turning 38 this year, continues to hold the world record for the oldest panda ever.
The four pandas were presented icy cakes as birthday gifts. The older pair, Jia Jia and An An, got the peach-shaped cakes, while the younger pair, YingRead more