But hold onto your bamboo shoots, because there’s more to these adorable creatures than meets the eye. The classification of red pandas has been a subject of debate among scientists. Initially ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet – and Chinese scientists now think they know why.

William, the Chinese red panda, will no longer be alone in his enclosure at Utah's Hogle Zoo after a female red panda from Ohio has joined him.

After birth, red pandas stay tucked away with their mothers for roughly three months. They’ll be nursed for up to five months before the cubs can eat solid foods, such as bamboo leaves.

Lino and Piercy, two male red pandas, arrived at the end of January, joining a buzzing lineup of new arrivals.

The red panda, a rare and endangered species, is one of the most elusive and charming animals found in the Eastern Himalayas.

Red pandas may share a similar name to giant pandas -- due to their bamboo diet -- but the copper-hued mammals with raccoon-like features are much smaller, typically the size of a house cat. " ...