A cherished, fan-favorite red panda at the San Francisco Zoo died of a parasitic infection, the zoo announced Thursday .

Red pandas are classified as endangered, with fewer than 10,000 estimated to remain in the wild. Tenzing, of the Himalayan subspecies, lived alongside the zoo's other red panda, Little Mebo, a member ...

Scientists have discovered there are two distinct species of red panda, not just one – and the find could have important ramifications for conservation efforts. CNN values your feedback 1.

Scientists say Ailurus fulgens fulgens and Ailurus fulgens styani are two separate species. A Red Panda is pictured at the "Zoom Torino" a zoological park in Cumiana near Turin, on June 3, 2015.

The red panda is not one species but two, according to DNA evidence. Already endangered due to hunting and habitat loss, conservation efforts are now even more critical, say scientists.

A one year old Red Panda sits in the trees having only recently arrived to a brand new enclosure at the Manor Wildlife Park, St Florence, near Tenby in Wales, July 18, 2018.

Scientists think they’ve helped settle a debate over one of the most endangered (and cutest) animals around: the red panda. New genetic evidence suggests there are really two different species ...

A hotel in China was ordered to halt its offered red panda wake-up call service, which brought red pandas into guests' rooms and allowed them to climb onto the beds.

The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies. The United Kingdom’s largest zoo welcomed the cubs as part of a European breeding program ...

San Francisco Zoo mourns the death of Tenzing, a beloved 12-year-old male red panda, due to suspected sarcocystosis.

Red pandas usually live eight to 10 years in the wild and up to 15 years in captivity. Red pandas are native to the Eastern ...