News tagged with pandas
American-born pandas reach their new home in China
Feb 05, 2010 |
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(AP) -- Two American-born giant pandas arrived at their new China home Friday to find just what they'd left in the United States - live TV coverage and a passionate crowd.
Pandas leave DC, Atlanta for new homes in China
Feb 04, 2010 |
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(AP) -- The time has come for two American-born giant pandas to go home to their species' native land.
Giant pandas endangered by inbreeding: study
Jan 22, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- We are all aware that the giant panda is an endangered species. Dutch researchers at the University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC, The Netherlands) ...
Panda genome resembles dog: Chinese media
Dec 13, 2009 |
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A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.
China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
Nov 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
Pandas to return to famous China reserve in 2012
Sep 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012.
China panda population stable: report
Sep 19, 2009 |
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China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake that damaged key areas of the endangered species' habitat, state press said Saturday.
Taiwan lab develops panda robot
Sep 17, 2009 |
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The world's first panda robot is taking shape at a cutting-edge lab in Taiwan where an ambitious group of scientists hope to add new dimensions to the island's reputation as a high-tech power.
China panda gives birth to twins: state media
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A giant panda in northern China has given birth to twins, state media said Wednesday in rare good news for a species facing the threat of extinction.
Pandas could be extinct in 2-3 generations: report
Aug 17, 2009 |
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China's giant panda could be extinct in just two to three generations as rapid economic development is infringing on its way of life, state media said on Monday, citing an expert at conservation group WWF.
China to mark 140th anniversary of giant panda 'discovery'
Aug 11, 2009 |
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China is to retrace the steps of the French missionary who made giant pandas known to the West to mark the 140th anniversary of their discovery by the outside world, state media said Tuesday.
SD Zoo's online Panda Cam crashes due to overload
Aug 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The San Diego Zoo's pandas have become such cyber-stars that their Panda Cam got caught in a popularity crunch.
San Diego Zoo panda gives birth to 5th cub
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Prized San Diego Zoo panda Bai Yun gave birth Wednesday to her fifth cub after a 130-day pregnancy that zookeepers said ended with an apparently pleasant labor.
China announces first panda from frozen sperm
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China announced the first successful birth of a panda cub from artificial insemination using frozen sperm, giving a new option for the famously unfertile endangered species, officials said Friday.
Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display
Jul 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth ...
