Aji and Shorty, two Chilean flamingos at the Nashville Zoo, recently injured their legs. The zoo staff spent the last few months treating the birds and fitted them with specially designed orthotics on ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The National Capital Planning Commission received its first look Thursday at renderings for the Smithsonian's National Zoo's new Arabian Leopard habitat, a project that ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery revealed President Trump’s new photographic portrait but also removed most of the adjoining text that mentions his two impeachments and the Jan.

DNA testing will confirm which of two male bears is the cubs' father Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs on Dec. 7 ...

Two sloth bears were born at Smithsonian National Zoo! The bears are considered in danger of extinction. What food safety experts say they won't order when dining out at restaurants New "big, ...

WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014. Sloth bears are an omnivorous species of bear, native to the Indian ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have welcomed two sloth bear cubs. The cubs were born Dec. 7 at approximately 2:30 ...

The National Zoo has welcomed two newborn sloth bear cubs. The cubs are healthy and will remain off exhibit until spring 2026. Sloth bears are vulnerable in the wild, making the births important for ...

The tiny cubs, currently off-exhibit, are expected to debut in Spring 2026. Mike Bock Nearly one month old, the two sloth bear cubs are shown resting in their den on Jan. 5, 2026. Zoo staff are ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...