September 20, 2025 is International Red Panda Day. These medium-sized mammals are not pandas at all and are more closely related to weasels and raccoons. These furry, elusive, and admittedly really ...

For nearly two centuries, the true classification of the red panda was a mystery. Believed to be both a bear and a raccoon, ...

Red pandas are not directly related to giant pandas, but were the first pandas! We often call giant pandas just “panda,” but it is the red panda that deserves the single name. They were first ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Well, let's switch gears to a rather fluffy topic. I'm talking about red pandas. They're wildly popular at zoos around the world, and in their ...

Red panda Mei Lin, who lives with Khairo, has given birth to cubs, the Utica Zoo announced on Facebook on July 17. The zoo has not released details, but red pandas typically give birth to litters with ...