Zoogoers outraged to discover ‘panda’ exhibit was actually dogs dyed black and white By . Ben Cost. Published May 6, 2024, 3:38 p.m. ET.

(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of ...

Few could have predicted that a big, burly cartoon panda called Po, who is versed in the finer arts of kung fu, could have brought anything but joy to the ancestral homeland of the creatures.