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

Omaha's zoo is a contender for national recognition once again. The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has been nominated for Best ...

The National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, is open every day except Christmas from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last admittance into the park is at 3 p.m.). Once inside, panda-seeking guests will be directed to ...

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

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, the zoo said. Keepers first noticed Gunther’s lack of appetite and ...

An extra bump in visitors and in-park revenue. "We've been waiting for this for a really long time," said panda fan Wyatt Brewer. For those who can't make it to the National Zoo to see the pandas ...

(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 ...

then take transit into D.C. It's free to park in Metro-owned lots on weekends and federal holidays. If you want to drive to the National Zoo, buy your parking pass in advance. Parking at the zoo ...

The easiest (and most affordable) way to reach the Smithsonian's National Zoo – which sits in Woodley Park, a D.C. neighborhood found about 2.5 miles north of downtown – is to take the Metro's ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest giant pandas ... three times the size of Yellowstone's National Park, where pandas can live and they can thrive in the wild. People love pandas because ...

WASHINGTON – Panda-monium has returned to the nation's capital. After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and ...