Female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 23, 2024.
Credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Giant pandas, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters, clouded leopards, fishing cats, and sloth bears can be discovered along Asia Trail. Visitors can see sloth bears vacuum up mealworms from artificial termite mounds, watch fishing cats wade into pools, and observe a family of otters scurry from the banks of a shallow stream to a roaring waterfall.
Some of the animals are from warm climates and may not be visible during winter.
The Zoo is home to two giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao. Originally from China, the pandas arrived as part of a collaborative effort to boost their numbers and raise awareness about these incredible animals.
