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❄️🐼 Tumbling in a winter wonderland! This morning, about 5 inches of snow blanketed the Washington, D.C., area, including giant panda Bao Li and Qing Bao's outdoor habitats. Flakes stuck to their fur as the bears frolicked and somersaulted. It was 🐾paws-itively the panda *snowment* of our dreams! . . . The bear pair will make their public debut at the Smithsonian on Friday, Jan. 24. Follow #DCPandas for updates. ✏️LEARN MORE:
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❤️🐼 Whether he was somersaulting down a snow-covered hill, splashing in a tub filled with suds or snacking on bamboo shoots, giant panda Tian Tian captured the hearts of millions with his chill and goofy personality. We wish him safe travels to China. #PandaStory Smithsonian
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🐼❤️🐼 ICYMI: Two "treasures" arrived at the Zoo today! Join us in welcoming giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao, who entered Zoo grounds shortly after 11:30 a.m. today and are settling into their new homes at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat. Smithsonian
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We have some positively purr-fect news—the National Zoo's conservation facility in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed four cheetah cubs in mid-Oct. Get to know them by tuning in to the Cheetah Cub Cam! 🐆 Keepers say the litter is doing well and first-time mom Amabala is doing a great job caring for her babies. The births mark the 20th litter of cheetahs born at the conservation facility since 2010, a huge milestone for this vulnerable species. And to make it even more special, Amabala herself was one of the first cubs to be shown on the Cheetah Cub Cam in 2020! Watch Amabala and her four cubs as they spend their days growing, playing and, of course, cuddling:
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Giant panda Bao Li is proving to be as playful as the previous pandas! He's been somersaulting through his yard, climbing trees and playing with toys! 🐼 Tune into our Giant Panda Cam to catch all the action 📹 and let us know in the replies👇what you see! #DCPandas Video description: giant panda Bao Li runs and rolls through his yard, climbs trees, slides down branches and chases treat-dispensing toys. Credit: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
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🐼🧁 Join us in wishing our “4-ever sweet” giant panda Qing Bao a happy 4th birthday! Shortly after 9 a.m., animal care staff presented her with a special panda-friendly fruitsicle cake made by the Zoo’s Department of Nutrition Science. Commissary keepers crafted the multi-tiered cake using frozen-diluted beet, pineapple and apple juices mixed with water. A giant number 4 adorned the cake, which was decorated with some of Qing Bao's favorite treats, including apples, shredded carrots, sweet potato puree, blueberries, strawberries and peaches. Virtual visitors tuned into the Zoo’s Giant Panda Cam, sponsored by The Boeing Company, to watch Qing Bao enjoy her birthday festivities. . . . 🎉🎂 Qing Bao took a very mindful, very demure journey to her party. Keepers hung her birthday gift—a new navy blue jolly ball—from a tree branch. Near the cake were several pink, purple and yellow enrichment boxes, each with a special message. After she batted the ball from the tree, Qing Bao ambled over to the box branded with “QB Pie 🥧” and nibbled on the corners. Soon, she spotted the “4-Ever Sweet” box and ripped into it, revealing the cooked sweet potato hidden inside. She saved her fruitsicle cake for last, plucked the “4” off the top, and sampled a few fruits. Then, she climbed a tree and nestled into the fork for a post-party snooze. . . . ❤️🐼 This marks Qing Bao’s first birthday at the Zoo since she arrived in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024 with male giant panda Bao Li, who turned 4 on Aug. 4. The giant panda team affectionately describes Qing Bao as intelligent, curious and inquisitive. . . . “It's been really fun to see her personality emerge,” said Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas. “She was very reserved and cautious when she arrived, but now she is much more confident! She's also become more interested in interacting with keepers. She waits for both keepers to say goodnight to her before she will go inside for the evening.” . . . 🎁🐼 Want to give Qing Bao a birthday gift? Make her day extra special by pledging to save pandas! Head to to support panda conservation efforts around the globe. On behalf of our #DCPandas and all the animals we care for: thank you! 🫶
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Millions have connected with Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cubs by visiting us in Washington, D.C., and watching our Giant Panda Cam. Although this farewell is bittersweet, we must celebrate these pandas and their impact on our understanding, care and conservation. #PandaStory
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🥳🐼 Happy 25th birthday, Mei Xiang! 🎶 This morning, she celebrated her birthday in style with a beautiful fruitsicle cake. The tasty treat is made of frozen-diluted apple juice, apples and mashed sweet potatoes + carrots. Join us in wishing her a happy birthday! 🎂 #PandaStory
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Take a 🐾 paws 🐾 from scrolling and say hello to the Zoo’s giant pandas! Tune in to the Giant Panda Cam to view Bao Li and Qing Bao between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST. Overnight, the Cam will replay the broadcast from the day, so viewers around the world can watch the bears at their most active times. The Giant Panda Cam is made possible by the support of The Boeing Company. Tune in #DCPandas
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🐼🦖 ROAR, he’s FOUR! Join us in wishing giant panda Bao Li a dino-mite birthday! At 9 a.m., animal care staff presented Bao Li with a special panda-friendly fruitsicle cake made by the Zoo’s Department of Nutrition Science. Commissary keepers crafted the multi-tiered cake using frozen diluted pineapple juices. The treat was decorated with Bao Li’s favorite treats, including apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, blueberries and leafeater biscuits. The cake was topped with 4 “candles” made from one of the pandas’ favorite foods: sugar cane! . . . 🎉🎂 Bao Li made a beeline straight for his cake. He snacked on a piece of sugar cane first, then plucked an apple from the top. He chewed each treat slowly, seeming to savor every bite! The cake was flanked by two colorful enrichment boxes, one was green with “Dino-4” in painted letters, and the other—a blue box inscribed with “To: Bao Li From: Your Keepers”—concealed a new buoy toy hidden inside. Keepers place a colorful hand-painted banner, complete with a panda in a dinosaur costume, in the habitat for decoration. Virtual visitors tuned into the Zoo’s Giant Panda Cam, sponsored by The Boeing Company, to watch Bao Li enjoy his birthday festivities. . . . ❤️🐼 This marks Bao Li’s first birthday at the Zoo since he arrived in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024 with 3-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao. The giant panda team affectionately describes Bao Li as charismatic, playful and confident. “He is so much fun to work with!” said Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas. “Bao Li always greets us with a bleat and seems to enjoy attention, whether it’s during training sessions, playing in the hose spray while we clean or coming over for ear scritches.” . . . 🎁🐼 Want to give Bao Li a birthday gift? Make his day extra special by pledging to save pandas! Head to our website to support panda conservation efforts around the globe: On behalf of our #DCPandas and all the animals we care for: thank you! 🫶
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☃️ Monday's wintry weather brought snow much fun to the Zoo!❄️ While Amur tiger Metis, scimitar-horned oryxes and red panda Asa chilled out in the snow, other animals like Asian elephant Maharani, giant panda Bao Li and North American otters Emmett and Potomac played and wrestled among the drifts. Creative keepers even provided cool enrichment opportunities for indoor animals like Virginia opossum Basil, the guinea pigs, dwarf mongoose Lilo, the meerkat mob, skunk Sauerkraut, bettong Truffle and prehensile-tailed porcupine Quillbur.
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🍁🐼🍂 As Bao Li + Qing Bao settle in, our animal care team ensures the #DCPandas have enriching environments. Sometimes, engaging enrichment comes from mother nature herself. Enjoy this moment of pause as Qing Bao takes in autumn in Washington, D.C.—in all its glory.
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