He pleased visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington for almost 25 years. Although he died back in December, his loss probably remains a significant event. This was an arthritic ...

Zoo Atlanta has filed plans to renovate its giant panda habitat “in hopeful anticipation” of bringing the endearing bears ...

In this video, one of the zoo’s new pandas, Bao Li, takes a nasty fall when the tree limb he’s climbing on breaks underneath ...

Washington Capitals vs ... 7 p.m., 1901 Fort Place SE, free Panda Fitness with November Project DC: Fri., 6:15 a.m., National Zoo’s Connecticut Avenue entrance, free Soar Together Family ...

(Katelynd Anderson/Anacostia Community Museum) The Anacostia Community Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park has launched a free monthly ... is located at 1901 Fort Pl SE Washington, ...

Washington DC is home to a melting pot of cultures ... Grab a drink and catch local comedians on the verge of their big break. The Smithsonian National Zoo is a top DC attraction. Some of the most ...

(Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The Smithsonian National Zoo has lost one of its beloved gray seals. Gunther, a 33-year-old gray seal who had been ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the ...

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

The District is officially on "panda watch" duty, as we all wait for the two newest giant pandas to arrive from China and ...

The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the National ...

The zoo shared a video of the endangered tapir calf “mouthing” at hay in her enclosure. This latest video prompted nearly 200 ...