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

Giant pandas could make a return to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Zoo Director Brandie Smith confirmed to News4 on Thursday ...

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Giant panda Bao Li eats an apple during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024 ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of ...

A pair of giant pandas made their highly-anticipated American debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This marks the return of a tradition between the United States and China ...

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Two four-year-old pandas made their debut Jan. 24 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, marking ...

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has unveiled to the public two new giant pandas that are available to view anytime through a network of webcams. Three-year-olds Bao Li (BOW-lee) and ...

(Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The Smithsonian National Zoo has lost one of its beloved gray seals. Gunther, a 33-year-old gray seal who had been ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.