Are Giant pandas closer to bears or raccoons? It turns out that based on their eating habits, they share qualities of both. Perhaps pandas are not the vegetarians they seem to be. Who doesn’t love a ...

“Survival of the cutest,” as it’s called, is the result of our urge to preserve such cuddlesome endangered creatures as pandas, koalas and baby seals. The creepy and the slithery often play a more ...

My wife and I enjoyed the article on pandas in American zoos [“It’s Panda-Mania,” Aug. 26]. In April, we visited the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. We were shocked at the poor quality of the habitat. I’m happy ...

It turns out that Mei Lan isn’t a Southern belle, but a Southern gent. The giant panda, born in September 2006 and the first panda born at Zoo Atlanta, was recently discovered to be a male. Mei Lan ...