He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, say they successfully treated a leaf ...

The three giant pandas at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., will be returned to China by December 7, the zoo announced in statements released on both Monday, August 21, and Sunday ...

Locals and tourists in Washington only have until Dec. 7 to see the giant pandas at the National Zoo before they are shipped off to China. The district could be panda-free for the first time in ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Wednesday that two new giant pandas are coming to the Zoo. Two-year-old pandas ...

A Washington, DC, zoo welcomed a newborn western lowland gorilla Saturday — an exciting addition to the critically endangered species. Zoologists at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

WASHINGTON -- The three giant pandas tumble around in their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, munching on bamboo shoots and leaves, climbing branches and generally ...

Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of Chinese pandas ...

Giant pandas are set to return to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., by the end of the year, officials announced Wednesday. China will send a pair of 2-year-old pandas, male Bao Li and female ...

The Washington, D.C., National Zoo will soon say goodbye to its famous giant pandas. They are set to return to China at the end of the year after living in the nation's capital for over two decades.

Washington: Smithsonian Books. Summary The Smithsonian National Zoological Park was founded in 1889, after Smithsonian taxidermist (and Curator of Living Animals) William Temple Hornaday (1854-1937) ...