Officials said all Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be closed on Jan. 25-26 due to the storm.

Inside the Washington Zoo Where Walruses Dine on Top-Tier Seafood ...

While all births of felines at the zoo are cause for excitement, the progeny for Ilanga and Tandie are particularly ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced it recently welcomed a southern white rhino from the San Diego Zoo Safari ...

KETV got an inside look at Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium's new animal hospital. The state-of-the-art Bill and Berniece Grewcock Animal Hospital officially opened Tuesday. Located on the zoo's ...

Thousands are without power in Washington after the state faced over a week of storms, flooding, and levee failures. Approximately 193,463 customers are without power on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 3 p.m.

The email arrived just before Thanksgiving. “I’m the youngest son of Catherine Connelly, who was the daughter of William Ehr,” it began. “As you know, my grandfather worked with the cats at the zoo. I ...

Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, is expecting her first calf with Spike, a 44-year-old male elephant Skip Brown, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The National Zoo ...

Nov. 24 (UPI) --The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington announced Monday that Asian elephant Nhi Linh is pregnant, adding the zoo is "cautiously optimistic" its first elephant calf in 25 years ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

Rain with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds SW at 14 mph (22.5 kph). Night - Mostly clear with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW to SSW at 6 to 12 mph (9.7 ...