Cute or creepy: Why humans love some species, loathe others
The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.
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Tree dens play a critical role in panda lifestyle
In a paper recently published in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of conservationists highlights the importance of tree dens for pandas raising infants in native habitats. The study, conducted in ...
Ecology
Apr 16, 2019
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San Diego Zoo says farewell to last 2 giant pandas
The San Diego Zoo is saying goodbye to two big, furry superstars.
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2019
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UK's only female giant panda artificially inseminated at zoo
Britain's only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated in a bid to produce a cub.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2019
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US zoo to return beloved giant pandas to China
Two giant pandas that have been a star attraction at the San Diego Zoo for decades will soon be returned home to China, officials announced.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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Pandanomics is a grey area, but to us the value of giant pandas is black and white
Wang Wang and Funi came to Australia from China a decade ago. Their relationship is best described as complicated. Despite considerable medical assistance, they have never managed to produce offspring. It has put a big question ...
Ecology
Mar 18, 2019
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Ancient pandas weren't exclusive bamboo eaters, bone evidence suggests
The giant pandas we know and love today live only in the understory of particular mountains in southwestern China, where they subsist on bamboo alone. In support of their tough and fibrous bamboo diet, they've got distinctive ...
Archaeology
Jan 31, 2019
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Panda celebrates first birthday in Malaysian zoo with ice cake
A giant panda born in a Malaysian zoo celebrated her first birthday Monday with a cake made of ice in front of adoring visitors.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2019
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A study of mammalian vocalizations in lead-up to copulations using giant pandas as an example
A team of researchers from San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research and the China Research and Conservation Centre for the Giant Panda has found that vocalizations play an important role in the lead-up to copulation ...
Giant panda population research shows new challenges
Conservationists often work to save species without having long-term population data. That can present major challenges for the science of saving species, as this kind of information is critical for making informed conservation ...
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Jul 2, 2018
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