But the four pandas at the town’s local zoo really belong to China, and China wants them back, leaving town residents in an ...

Pandas have fueled the Japanese town of Shirahama’s tourism industry for decades. But the town’s zoo has to send its last ...

SHIRAHAMA, Japan — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal ...

TOKYO -- Four giant pandas in the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama departed for China on Saturday.

First Lady Pat Nixon warmly welcomed two pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. A symbolic gift from the People’s Republic of China, the pandas captivated the nation, marking a pivotal moment ...

Red pandas usually live eight to 10 years in the wild and up to 15 years in captivity. Red pandas are native to the Eastern ...

San Francisco Zoo mourns the death of Tenzing, a beloved 12-year-old male red panda, due to suspected sarcocystosis.

SHIRAHAMA, Wakayama Prefecture—Fans of the four remaining giant pandas at Adventure World here and local businesses are bracing for their return to China at the end of June, which the park ...

WAKAYAMA (Kyodo) -- All four giant pandas on loan to a western Japan zoo left for China on Saturday, ahead of the expiration of their lease agreement.

All four giant pandas at a zoo in the Adventure World amusement park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western ...

WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- All four giant pandas on loan at a western Japan zoo departed the country for China on Saturday, leaving just two of the animals in Japan. Rauhin, a 24-year-old female ...