It’s a sad day for animal lovers in the D.C. area. Basil, the one-eyed opossum who called the Smithsonian National Zoo home, ...

For the first time in more than two decades, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming two new giant pandas to Washington, D.C. The pair just arrived today ...

The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. Eleven museums are located along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., six others and the Smithsonian’s ...

6:30 p.m.: Smithsonian Institution officials announced all museums in Washington, D.C. and in New York City, including the National Zoo will close temporarily starting Saturday, March 14 ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, from Asian elephants to cheetahs to sea lions. Look up every now and then as you stroll ...

All Smithsonian museums in the Washington, D.C., area and the National Zoo will close at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 due to snow. When you visit the Smithsonian, you are entering the world’s largest ...

Chris Crowe, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Walnut — a crane at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, who chose one of the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By Lee Powell Nov. 17 at 6:30 a.m. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

Keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center spotted it during a routine checkup—a small, discolored bulge on the neck of the 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko.

What began as a pseudo-holiday for Black domestic workers who had to work on Easter Sunday and were banned from attending the ...

Established by Congress in 1846 and based in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian ... largely around the National Mall; 14 education and research centers; and the National Zoo. All the institutions ...