Washington, DC – If you think your feet hurt after a long day spent atop them… imagine weighing 9,000 pounds. That’s the situation that ...

Washington, DC - Bei Bei, the National Zoo’s youngest giant panda cub, celebrated his first birthday on Saturday with a giant frozen cake—...

Washington, DC - The Kids' Farm at the National Zoo is temporarily closed due to a few animals having E. coli, the National Zoo annou...

All of D.C. just screeched in delight. If you're not one of those screechers (yet), here's why everyone around you is continua...

Bei Bei, won’t you come my way? The National Zoo’s giant panda cub, Bei Bei, is set to make his public debut next month, but Tuesday the ...

On Thursday morning as zoo officials announced the bears’ names, they played in their yard. The zoo said in a Twitter message that they “j...

An Andean bear has given birth to two cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Zoo officials say the mama bear, 8-year-old Billie Jea...

In Washington, DC, a 36-year-old Asian elephant named Shanthi is developing her musical talents by playing harmonicas and other instrumen...

Sans berets, smocks or palettes, the animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are getting their paws dirty with non-toxic, water-base...

Kandula, the youngest pachyderm  at the National Zoo  flashed a moment of insight when he rolled a cube under a tasty branch, stood ...