You may not like needles or giving blood when you go to the doctor’s office, but did you know that blood is an important diagnostic tool for veterinarians? When an animal is feeling sick, one of the ...

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a condition that affects children and can be brought on or made worse by an infection from ...

The District is officially on "panda watch" duty, as we all wait for the two newest giant pandas to arrive from China and make the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute their home. Their ...

Few animals receive as much attention as giant pandas. The black-and-white fur balls can be seen in zoos around the world, but hardly any lived outside their native China until a half-century ago.

Red pandas are some of the cutest animals out there! They are such adorable creatures with numerous interesting traits. For example, did you know that they are not closely related to actual giant ...

Red pandas are classified as endangered and are legally protected in their home countries. aaronchengtp photography via Getty Images Red pandas' adorable fluffy faces and hilarious hijinks make them ...

WASHINGTON — As the National Zoo's giant pandas depart D.C., bringing an end to a 50-year relationship between China and the zoo, WUSA9 wanted to take a closer look at how we got here. Back in 1972, ...

Do your children want to find nonfiction and fiction children’s books about endangered animals? Do your kids know that some animal species are extinct? And that more are in danger of extinction? The U ...