As the holiday season nears, D.C.'s beloved ZooLights are set to return, transforming the National Zoo into a winter ...

ZooLights returns Nov. 21 to Jan. 3. The National Zoo team hurried to pull everything together after the government shutdown closed the zoo for weeks.

Asian elephant Nhi Linh (foreground) is pregnant and due to give birth between mid-January and early March 2026 at the ...

What was supposed to be a peaceful afternoon at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo took a tense turn Saturday after a fight broke out between two adults, prompting police to respond. Just after 4 p.m., ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington invited the public to celebrate giant panda Qing Bao's fourth birthday on Friday. It's her first birthday at the park."It's been really fun to see her ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating a conservation milestone, the facility is ...

If you make a beeline for the red pandas before even checking the map, this holiday is for you. National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the ...

A five-year-old Rock Python died at the National Zoological Park while undergoing treatment, leaving the zoo with seven ...