D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long been a backer of the zoo's panda program.

As the National Zoo unveils its latest giant pandas to the public, adoring fans are embracing the newcomers from China.

You can finally see the new giant pandas at the National Zoo! Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited and highly anticipated public debut Friday morning. "Our male [Bao Li] is a little bit more gregarious and outgoing.

The long, un-bear-able wait finally came to an end Friday when D.C.’s newest giant pandas made their public debut at the National Zoo.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.

The zoo was briefly panda-less, after two pandas left in 2023. Last October, a FedEx “Panda Express” brought Qing Bao and Bao Li to Washington, D.C., for a 10-year term. “I’ve always known ...

For the first time since the arrival of pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li, the Smithsonian National Zoo opened its panda exhibit to the public on Friday.