Pandas arrive in Washington
WAP2000120688 - 06 DECEMBER 2000 - WOLONG, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA: The male giant panda Tian Tian (pronounced t-YEN t-YEN) was born August 27, 1997 at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong, Sichuan Province. Tian Tian means Òmore and more.Ó rlw/SmithsonianÕs National Zoological Park/Jessie Cohen UPI.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A male panda who recently arrived at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland has been removed from public display because he has a case of colic, zoo officials said.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The British public got its first view of a pair of pandas who recently arrived at the Edinburgh Zoo on a 10-year loan from China, zoo officials said.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Two giant pandas left China en route for the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland Sunday as part of a loan program officials hope will result in the pair breeding.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Officials at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington announced Wednesday that the zoo's giant female panda Mei Xiang may be pregnant.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Chinese experts will tackle fertility problems that have seen the National Zoo's pandas produce only one cub during 10 years in Washington, zoo officials say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The panda couple that has been living in Washington's National Zoo for the past 10 years will remain there for another five, officials say.
WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) -- Officials at Washington's National Zoo said female panda Mei Xiang showed no signs of pregnancy during an ultrasound exam Monday but it may be too soon to tell.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The female panda at Washington's National Zoo was artificially inseminated during the weekend when she entered her once-a-year heat, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The National Zoo in Washington issued a public appeal Wednesday for bamboo after the food supply for the zoo's giant pandas became dangerously low.
WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- Officials at Washington's National Zoo say there are signs that one of its beloved pandas might be pregnant.
