giant pandas

Japan, China likely to sign panda research pact

The signing is intended to showcase the continuing thaw in bilateral relations that have been frayed over territorial and historical issues and paves the way for China's future lease of another giant panda at the request of Japan, The Japan Times quoted sources as saying on Wednesday.

Jun 06, 2019, 15:55 PM IST

Second giant panda baby born in Malaysia

Xing Xing and Liang Liang, known in China as Feng Yi and Fu Wa, were sent to Malaysia in 2014 to mark the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

Jan 18, 2018, 09:03 AM IST

Footprints of pandas can reveal their identities, gender

A study says that footprints left by giant pandas in the wild can help conservationists identify the individual panda that made them and determine its gender as well.

Dec 22, 2017, 19:13 PM IST

Panda poop soon in the form of paper, household items in China!

The soon-to-be-released goods will be marketed as part of a "panda poo" product line decorated with a picture of the bamboo-eating, black-and-white bear.

Dec 20, 2017, 18:23 PM IST

Panda habitat shrinking, becoming more fragmented: Study

Researchers, including those from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, studied how the panda's habitat changed over the last four decades.

Sep 26, 2017, 19:08 PM IST

High hopes for Australian bid to breed panda cubs

Giant pandas are notoriously clumsy at mating, with males said to be bad at determining when a female is in the right frame of mind and often befuddled at knowing what to do next.

Sep 25, 2017, 18:32 PM IST

23-year-old giant panda gives birth to twins in China

Haizi became pregnant after mating with a panda called Yibao in April.

Aug 04, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

How Shanghai Wildlife Park keeps animals cool in summer

The Xinhua News Agency has posted a cute video that shows how staff at the park are helping animals beat the summer heat to keep them cool.  

Jul 31, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

See pic: Two giant pandas and cub celebrate their 10th birthday with 'ice cakes'!

The two pandas arrived in Malaysia on loan in 2014 marking 40 years of diplomatic ties between China and Malaysia.

Aug 23, 2016, 20:44 PM IST

Did you know? 7 weird facts about giant pandas – Watch!

Watch the video to know some weird facts you might not know about pandas!

Mar 05, 2016, 08:26 AM IST

The 'gee-gee', 'wow-wow' of panda language decoded

Panda cubs can barely vocalise at all except to say things like "Gee-Gee" (I'm hungry), "Wow-Wow" (not happy) or "Coo-Coo" (nice).

Nov 06, 2015, 17:25 PM IST

Two giant pandas to be released into wild

Two giant pandas bred in captivity will be released into the wild in southwest China's Sichuan province, authorities said on Tuesday.

Sep 15, 2015, 23:14 PM IST