Today is National Panda Day! 🐼 Did you know? The first giant panda to come to the U.S. was Su Lin. She landed in San Francisco in 1936. Celebrate with a throwback clip from Inside the National Zoo: Bao Bao’s First Year. Bao Bao was born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, where she lived for four years before moving to Sichuan Province, China. http://bit.ly/3ifCzyY | Smithsonian Channel

3.9K views · 180 reactions | Pandas have a naturally slow birth rate. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is one of only three zoos in the US that works with China to boost the panda population! #NationalPandaDay #GP50 #Pandaversary #PandaStory | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

48K views · 12K reactions | Although 99% of a giant panda’s diet consists of bamboo, that’s not all they eat!  At River Wonders, Kai Kai & Jia Jia’s diet consists of bamboo, high fibre biscuits, carrots and apples 凌 #LeLe is still primarily dependent on mummy Jia Jia’s milk but he’s starting to nibble on some of mommy’s food! | Mandai Wildlife Reserve | Facebook