Giant pandas from China have delighted visitors to zoos in Japan for more than 50 years, but fans are now anxious that the star attractions may disappear altogether amid an intensifying diplomatic row ...

, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Dec 16 to catch a final glimpse, with many bidding the twins a tearful farewell. The announcement that four-year-old Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei would head ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with ...

TOKYO — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they would get to see their ...

Japan's Last Two Giant Pandas Are Headed to China and Fans Just Can't Bear It By Joseph Campbell TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke ‌that Japan would soon lose its last ‌two giant pandas ...

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A couple of star giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years and gave birth to three cubs were on their way back to China on Tuesday, the Beauval Zoo said. Huan Huan, the female, and her partner ...

Giant pandas have been seen using twigs or pieces of bamboo to scratch themselves. Other than an old anecdotal report about giant pandas rubbing dirt into their fur, this is the first recorded ...

Marika Taylor currently receives funding from EPSRC, STFC, UK government deparments and the European Horizon programme. In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...