Within an hour of opening on Monday, crowds of people were chatting happily amongst themselves in the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute as they waited for Xiao Qi -- the star ...

WASHINGTON — After receiving nearly 135,000 votes on several names for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s baby panda, the results are in! Drum roll, please... Meet, ...

Xiao Qi Ji, the youngest giant panda at the National Zoo, turned 3 on Monday. It will be the last one he'll celebrate on U.S. soil. As soon as the birthday boy appeared, meandering toward his birthday ...

WASHINGTON -- More than three months after his birth, the National Zoo's new panda cub finally has a name. Officials at the Smithsonian, which runs the zoo, announced Monday morning that the cub born ...

FILE - Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. Two giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China by the end ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Pure panda joy from our “little miracle,” Xiao Qi Ji. From the moment his hearty squeal heralded his arrival, giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji became ...

Fans haven't been able to see Xiao Qi Ji outside since he was born last August. His name means "Little Miracle." Xiao Qi Ji, the Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant panda cub, made his public ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end, Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to ...

WASHINGTON — Washington’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will remain off-limits through early next year, when the zoo ...

It's time for panda diplomacy. Today, Washington is welcoming two giant pandas from China. They're all known to the Smithsonian National Zoo for 10 years. The facility is closed to visitors today ...