It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

The public will be able to visit Bao Li and Qing Bao starting January 24, 2025, when they make their official public debut. In the lead-up to the event, a select group of Zoo staff, members, and ...

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A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

The public will have their opportunity to see the pandas on January 24, the Zoo announced. The beloved "Panda Cam," which allows fans from around the world to follow the creatures' daily lives ...

The species is considered critically endangered, with the IUCN crediting deforestation, pet trade and unsuitable habitats for ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By Lee Powell Nov. 17 at 6:30 a.m. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

All Smithsonian museums in the Washington, D.C., area and the National Zoo will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to snow. When you visit the Smithsonian, you are entering the world’s largest ...

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC will receive two pandas from China by the end of this year. The move is a fresh breath of air in a decades-long conservation partnership between the ...

A “mysterious” ancient cat has been born at a zoo in Tennessee as part of a species survival plan for the rare predators ...

M from the Bezos Earth Fund to help save 25 frog species through conservation, rewilding, and disease prevention efforts ...