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Giant Panda Ya Ya Arrives at Beijing Zoo! Can We Go & See Her?

Ya Ya arrived in Beijing in the early hours of May 29, 2023. She recently spent 30 days in quarantine in Shanghai.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 29 May 2023

This Day in History: China Launches Panda Diplomacy with US

Mao sent Nixon a pair of pandas.

by Ned Kelly, 14 April 2023

You *Might* See Giant Panda Ya Ya at Beijing Zoo in The Future

Ya Ya will undergo 30 days of quarantine in Shanghai, after which she will be moved to Beijing Zoo.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 11 April 2023

Zoologists Reveal Why Pandas Are So Damn Chubby

Turns out, they’ve just got the guts for it.

by Kala Barba-Court, 24 January 2022

This Day in History: The Chain-Smoking Socialite & the Panda

And the incredible story of the American socialite who became the first person to bring a giant panda to the US.

by That's, 09 November 2021

My Panda Tour Founder Talks Panda Diplomacy and Conservation

Liu shares his thoughts on giant panda conservation and panda diplomacy.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 13 August 2020

The Mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are Cute as Hell

Mascots for the China-based Olympics were revealed yesterday and they are... cute.

by Bryan Grogan, 18 September 2019

Beijing Zoo Responds to Video of Stones Thrown at Giant Panda

The zoo says they will upgrade security around the panda enclosure.

by Austin Coley, 17 July 2019

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