Bacteria and toxoplasma infection — which involves parasites in blood and body tissue — caused the death of a female giant panda at Zhengzhou Zoo, according to the findings of a monthlong investigation, zoo authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
An injured panda, rescued and sent for treatment on Nov 17, died in a hospital in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Tuesday.
An online video showing a little panda beaten on the head by a keeper when it was trying to get close has triggered an online uproar.
A giant panda scheduled to be released to the wild later this month has died, confirmed local sources on Saturday.
Panda Juxiao holds one of her babies in her arms at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province as the last of her triplets joined its mother.
The post involves caring for pandas at a protection and research center in Sichuan, and the center says it is a 'Chinese version of the island caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef.'
After success with breeding captive animals, research center now aims to expand the bear's natural population.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belgian King Philippe, along with their spouses, inaugurated on Sunday a panda house in a local zoo as a move to display friendship between the two sides.
A pair of giant pandas from Southwest China's Sichuan province arrived at their new home in Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo, some 60 km southwest of downtown Brussels, at around 15:00 local time (1400GMT) on Sunday.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and 10,000 compatriots were scheduled to welcome 4-year-old pandas Xing Hui and Hao Hao on Sunday upon a very high-profile arrival.
Follow our live coverage as a giant panda couple will receive a high-profile welcome for their first trip from China to Belgium.
A pair of giant pandas are leaving for Belgium Saturday, on lease from a breeding center in Southwest China's Sichuan province.