Join Dr. Susan and explore the biology and conservation of giant pandas through a visit to the National Zoo, interviews with a Smithsonian scientist, and more. The episode covers panda captive care, habitat protection efforts in China, and the unique role of pandas in international diplomacy, with expert insights from Dr. Melissa Songer, a conservation biologist who studies and helps conserve wild pandas. During part two of the special on the conservation of charismatic, large mammals, come spend some time with panda bears. *interview- Dr.Melissa Songer, conservation biologist at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute * a donation was made as a symbolic adoption of a panda on the World Wildlife Fund page: https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions