The Zoo has been home to giant pandas since 1972! Mel Songer The Smithsonian's National Zoo has been home to giant pandas for 50 years! Enjoy these 50 fun facts in ...

Red pandas are some of the cutest animals out there! They are such adorable creatures with numerous interesting traits. For example, did you know that they are not closely related to actual giant ...

Beautiful Red panda, Young lesser panda or firefox Ailurus fulgens,Cute panda bear in forest,© aktarulislam068/Shutterstock.com Born into the world covered in grey ...

People once thought the red panda was related to bears or raccoons, but they are actually their own genus, Ailuridae. Within the genus, there are two species: fulgens fulgens and fulgens refulgens.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The giant panda, or panda bear, is known for its distinct black-and-white body and propensity of eating bamboo by the bunch. The ...

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

Red pandas are one of the most endangered species that are facing threats of extinction, and there are now only about 2,500 left in the wild. The International Day for Red Pandas is celebrated on ...

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 ...