Though their names are similar, the red panda and giant panda are only very distantly related by a common ancestor that can be traced back to tens of millions of years ago. Both species were identified as pandas as the word “panda” means “bamboo eater,” and bamboo is a primary part of both the red panda’s and the giant panda’s diet.

| Curator | Collection Manager |
| Maria Kane |
| Senior Keeper | Keeper | Junior Keeper |
| James Duffy |
| Senior Keeper |
| Gehrig Snyder |
| Senior Keeper |
| Madelyn Lenfest |
| Anna and Kira Lioto |
| Curator | Collection Manager |
| Maria Kane |
| Senior Keeper |
| Crystal and Daniel Webb |
| Senior Keeper |
| Bob Bayley |
| Curator |
| Travis W. Holman |
| Senior Keeper | Keeper |
| Jodi Lapworth | Tiffany E. Seymour |
| Senior Keeper |
| Patrick Noonan |
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