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 looking ...

Good news! A tiny trunk could be making its debut soon at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C., where an Asian elephant is expecting the first calf.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The excitement is in the air and D.C.’s beloved giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are back in the nation’s capital. The two giant pandas made their debut at the Smithsonian’s ...

Accredited zoos do incredibly important work in preserving endangered species, and they do their best to replicate their animals' ideal habitats to the best of their ability—but try as you might, you ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Nearly a year after pandas left National Zoo, staff members and people in D.C. and across the DMV welcomed two giant pandas from China back to the nation’s capital. Bao Li ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh (pronounced NEE-lin), is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new set of pandas have officially arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the 3-year-old giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made the journey to the U.S.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Pandas returned to Washington, D.C. for the first time in 11 months. Three-year-old pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao flew into Washington’s Dulles Airport just before 10 a.m. ET on ...

Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...