WASHINGTON -- Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington's National Zoo said. The cub was born at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Time, the ...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- When Mei Xiang went in for an ultrasound on Friday, her results were shared around the world. The 22-year-old giant panda could deliver a cub in the next few days, the Smithsonian's ...

The oldest ever first-time giant panda mom just welcomed twins into the world at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Ying Ying, 19, gave birth to a male and female "following over five hours of labor," according ...

Ying Ying is the oldest panda on record to give birth for the first time. Also unusual: her cubs were naturally conceived, a rarity for the vulnerable species. By Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong ...

It has been a busy 24 hours for giant panda researchers at the San Diego Zoo. Early Wednesday, just before 5 a.m., the team was glued to the zoo's closed-circuit camera placed inside Bai Yun's ...