The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced on May 29 that it will welcome a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, to the Zoo by the end of the year.

Get a behind the scenes look at how staff are helping giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao settle into their new home at the ...

The holiday season is here and Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian’s National Zoo will recast into a winter wonderland for its ...

Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo, holiday light displays, skating rinks and more are open on Thanksgiving Day 2024 in ...

An Asian elephant that had lived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for 10 years and suffered from osteoarthritis was euthanized there Friday after her condition “had irreversibly declined ...

Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their ...

Kamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized Saturday in D.C. following years of struggling with osteoarthritis. Even while measures were ...

The public will be able to visit Bao Li and Qing Bao starting January 24, 2025, when they make their official public debut.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Kamala, a beloved Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Friday, according to officials from the Zoo. Her caretakers at theSmithsonian ...

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 ...

Smithsonian museums on and near the National Mall will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, due to security, road closures, and other restrictions, for the Presidential Inaugural. We apologize for ...