Antwon Hines has given his last bear hug. At least in costume at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Hines served for years as the mascot of the zoo's popular exhibit, embodying the iconic black-and-white ...

BEIJING, China — One of the most famous faces of the Winter Olympics in Beijing isn't an athlete. It's a panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen. The popular mascot has been spotted on the sidelines, in the ...

Smithsonian's National Zoo panda mascot hangs up costume after years of 'bear' hugs Antwon Hines worked as the panda mascot for the Smithsonian's National Zoo for years, but retired ahead of the bears ...

There are some pandas the government just won’t like. Take Montreal’s “Anarchopanda”* for example, which is a person in a large panda costume that has apparently become the unofficial mascot of ...

Beijing has released its mascot for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games – a smiling giant panda wearing a suit made to resemble ice. The panda is named Bing Dwen Dwen – in Mandarin, “bing” means ice and ...

Bing Dwen Dwen, the official mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic is revealed at a ceremony held at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in Beijing on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ...

BEIJING — A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. The mascots were revealed Tuesday at a ceremony at the Shougang Ice ...

BEIJING (AP) — A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. The mascots were revealed Tuesday at a ceremony at the ...