A zoologist in Paris wrote up the official description of Ailuropoda melanoleuca (literally, “cat foot, black and white”). In 1929 Chicago’s Field Museum put two mounted pandas on display ...

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

in a boost for what is known as “panda diplomacy” after U.S. zoos were left with almost none of the beloved black-and-white bears amid a deterioration in ties between the two superpowers.

In D.C., it can be tough to transcend the world of politics — unless you’re a giant panda. Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived in Washington in 1972 as two cuddly, black-and-white olive branches ...