Japan is set to be without pandas for the first time in more than half-a-century next week, a symbolic loss that comes as relations with China continue to deteriorate. The endangered animals are on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pregnant female panda Huan Huan lies in her enclosure at Beauval Zoo.France is set to receive two new giant pandas from China, in ...

The pandas' abrupt return was announced last month during a diplomatic spat between Japan and China Well-wishers waited for hours on the streets lining the Japanese zoo to say their final goodbyes to ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no ...

Nepal, Feb. 10 -- Japan said goodbye to its last two giant pandas on January 27, as twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei were returned from their host country to China. Their departure has left Japan without ...

Zoos around the world enter into long-term contracts with China, by leasing the pandas for upwards of a million dollars a year, per panda. With their playful nature, it's no wonder Giant Pandas are ...

BEIJING, China — Giant pandas are no longer an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts, Chinese officials announced this week. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...

Two hugely popular pandas are set to depart from a Tokyo zoo for China on Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in more than 50 years. Panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao ...