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Qinling panda: The shrunken pandas that diverged 300,000 years ago and sometimes come out brown
By Lydia Smith published
Qinling pandas were officially recognized as a subspecies in 2005, but the mystery of their brown fur was only resolved almost two decades later.
World's oldest male panda dies at 35 after weeks of 'deteriorating health'
By Brandon Specktor published
An An, the oldest male panda ever in captivity, has died at age 35 in a Hong Kong zoo.
Giant pandas have winter poop parties, rolling around in horse manure
By Mindy Weisberger published
Pandas enjoy rolling in horse manure; this smelly habit may help them keep warm.
1st-ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild is not 'cute and cuddly'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Filmmakers spent three years following pandas in China's Qinling Mountains, capturing never-before-seen footage of males competing over females.
Some Pandas Use Their Head to Climb. Others Just ... Can't. And It's So Unbearably Cute.
By Kimberly Hickok published
Baby pandas. Enough said.
Giant Panda Babies Are Born 'Undercooked' and No One Knows Why
By Rafi Letzter published
The leading theory just fell apart.
Albino Panda Spotted in the Wild for the First Time
By Laura Geggel published
Pandas are known for their furry black-and-white markings, so wildlife experts were stunned to see an all-white panda with red eyes tramping through a bamboo forest in China last month.
Farewell, Basi: World's Oldest Captive Panda Dies at 37
By Sarah B. Puschmann published
The causes include cirrhosis and renal failure.
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