He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history.Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

Set on 163 acres in Northwest Washington, the National Zoo was founded in 1889 to inspire the ... serves as the headquarters for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The zoo’s DC space is ...

WASHINGTON — Chemo for a gecko? Right-o. Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors ...

Species Survival Plan (SSP)," the zoo said. "The hatchlings, currently behind-the-scenes inside the Reptile and Amphibian House, are eating and growing appropriately, weighing between 70-80 grams ...

A reticulated python named Zeus, a corn snake named No Legs and a Savannah monitor named King Gizzard the Wizard Lizard are ...

Four critically-endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise babies made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo on Wednesday ...