Mei Xiang celebrated her 25th birthday in style on Saturday, with a blue “fruitsicle cake.” It’s a bittersweet occasion for panda fans: The bears are set to leave the National Zoo this December.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Giant Panda Mei Xiang celebrated her 25th birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo Saturday. She enjoyed a special ice cake, and many eager visitors. The pandas have become ...

Xiao Qi Ji celebrates his 3rd birthday on August 21, while his dad Tian Tian celebrates his 26th birthday a few days later on August 27. Click to watch the 24/7 live Giant Panda Cam.

Panda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008.

Panda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — With politics set aside, well-wishers gathered to wish the Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Visitors crowded around Yuanyuan's enclosure to take photos ...