Questions have been raised about the Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research Center in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, which has been earning money by displaying rescued pandas - some of which later became sick and died.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced here Wednesday that the two giant pandas from China Fu Wa and Feng Yi were given local names of Xing Xing and Liang Liang.
More research on the release of captive-bred pandas into the wild is needed as artificial intervention is hindering their chances of survival.
Jia Jia, the giant panda housed at Singapore's River Safari, is perhaps in the "early season" of puberty, though her boyfriend Kai Kai is showing little interest, the park's chief life sciences officer said on Friday.
Three ambassadors for giant pandas shared their knowledge with local audience during their visit to the Edinburgh Zoo on Tuesday.
Singapore's River Safari will be celebrating the birthdays of the two giant pandas living here as well as the first anniversary of their arrival in Singapore, the zoo said Wednesday.
A pair of giant pandas from China find themselves back in the political spotlight as Canada and China celebrate their blossoming friendship in a special fundraising gala here on Saturday.
China may extend a nationwide census for wild giant pandas that was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, as an earthquake disturbed one of the pandas' major habitats last month.
Two pandas from China began their 10-year visit to Canada on Monday.
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