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 -- 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 ...

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 ...

National Zoo ‘in discussions' with Chinese conservation group over new pandas The National Zoo's most recent giant pandas left Washington, D.C., last fall, leaving an empty panda habitat at the ...

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) ...

Washington, D.C. (7News) — The National Zoo is asking for your help in naming the baby gorilla born on Saturday, May 27. The zoo said that the baby girl was born at the Great Ape House to mom ...