Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat ...

In addition to historic monuments, moonlit tours, great walking and hiking trails, and many parks, there are other outdoor destinations in DC that you can visit when you don’t want to be indoors. From ...

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 ...

National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the people) that make zoos so special.

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

In honor of the pandas’ debut, the National Zoo is hosting a series of events called the “District of Panda” from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, including a Lunar New Year event.

Her name means “green” and “treasure” in Mandarin. Qing Bao, the female panda, eats a carrot during the public debut of the giant pandas at the National Zoo on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025© AP ...

A group of veterinarians watch Bao Li at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Jan. 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images) ...

Pandas debut at DC's National Zoo. Here's how to visit, plus pro tips The new giant pandas debuted at the National Zoo on Friday, Jan. 24, and you can reserve your pass now.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo shared a video Monday, Jan.6, of its two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playing in the snow in Washington, D.C., before their public debut.

Giant pandas returned to the National Zoo in Washington, DC on October 15. Three-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao arrived from Chengdu, China via FedEx's 'Panda Express' Boeing 777F, and will ...

It's time for panda diplomacy. Today, Washington is welcoming two giant pandas from China. They're all known to the Smithsonian National Zoo for 10 years. The facility is closed to visitors today ...