The primate was born April 15. Her name includes I, R and S. Not many creatures, humans or otherwise, make a big deal of ...

Years ago I was chaperoning my son's school field trip to the National Zoo in Washington ... I’m so excited that giant pandas are back in DC. We try to get there earlier; they are usually ...

However, a few zoos have come up with ways to broaden their animals' horizons, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, is particularly innovative in this regard. Their unique ...

The DC Defenders will open their season at home against ... Blossom Kite Festival takes over the Washington Monument grounds. Sunday: National Harbor’s annual Sakura Sunday promises a Japanese pop-up ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which operates more than 20 ...

Years ago I was chaperoning my son's school field trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. My debilitating fear of ... pair – but I’m so excited that giant pandas are back in DC. We try to get ...

Pandas are ready for primetime in Washington, D.C.! Bao Li and Qing Bao, the pandas who moved from China to the National Zoo in October, are finally ready to meet their fans. The Giant Panda ...

The pair of pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., played in powder after the region received several inches of snow overnight. “Tumbling in a winter wonderland!” the National Zoo ...

They include the National Zoo in the US capital ... "We will take over our horribly run Washington, DC, and clean up, renovate, and rebuild our capital so that it is no longer a nightmare of ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

There are six National Parks within an hour and a half radius of the heart of Washington, D.C., that can be visited on ...

Chris Tellez via Unsplash An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident happened Saturday, March 29, at the Woodland ...