Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...

Saint Louis Zoo is in the running for the title of America’s “Best Zoo” as part of a national poll conducted by USA TODAY.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

On Friday, the National Zoo in Washington is introducing its two new giant pandas to the public. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program, a historic partnership ...

It was all black and white at the National Zoo on Friday. Panda fans, many in festive gear, were ready to meet the two bears for the first time. They watched as Bao Li and Qing Bao climbed up trees, ...

Nixon’s landmark visit to China that year. At their welcome ceremony at the National Zoo, they were proclaimed living “symbols of friendship between the People’s Republic of China and the ...

After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and-white bears to the enamored masses on Friday. Panda fans will be ...