An image of two floating panda heads. Each panda has a purple speech bubble with their name and pronunciation — Bao Li (BOW-lee) on the left, and Qing Bao (ching-BOW) on the right.

Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li from Chengdu, China, are debuting at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday. This comes more than a year ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao will be quarantined for at least 30 days and, according to the zoo, their official debut will occur on Jan. 24, 2025, after renovations to the panda exhibit.

Qing Bao, known among zookeepers as a shy and contemplative panda, spent time on her climbing gym before sitting down to enjoy the bamboo special. “We had a 9:30 time slot, so I guess it was ...

Qing Bao, his female counterpart, is a tree-climbing black-and-white ball with an appetite for apples and carrots. Not all is warm and cozy in the world of panda diplomacy.

Qing Bao seen in her enclosure at the National Zoo. Smithsonian Zoo. In the clip shared by the National Zoo, Qing Bao, the female, stood up and put both of her front paws on the “howdy” window.

Qing Bao and Bao Li (BOW-lee) are here on a 10-year lease, ending in April 2034, during which the zoo will pay $1 million per year to the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Giant panda ...

Qing Bao and Bao Li, the respective female and male pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are flirting! Based on their noises and clingy behavior — plus a urine sample from Qing Bao ...

D.C. may have pandas again as early as Tuesday. The newest giant pandas, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, will leave on a flight dubbed the "Panda Express" from China and are expected to land in ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao are only three-and-a-half years old, still about 18 months shy of typical giant panda breeding age. They live separately in adjacent enclosures—an effort to mimic the conditions of ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

Qing Bao, the female panda, is more reserved and independent than her counterpart, according to Lally. Her name loosely translates to “precious treasure” from the lush mountains of China.