Wild Inside the National Zoo: Reptile Rejuvenation Despite their cold-blooded reputation, reptiles have personalities, too. Caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo introduce us to some of their ...

‘I know it’s shocking that he was even abandoned in the first place but the DSPCA wouldn’t be experts in reptile care like ...

Battle the American alligator was seen watching a Ring camera in his enclosure at the National Reptile Zoo. The footage, ...

R.I.P. Kamala. No, not that one. A beloved elephant at the National Zoo named Kamala was euthanized Saturday in D.C. — setting off a flurry of jokes about the wild timing, as Vice President ...

When I was a kid growing up in the Washington, D.C., area, it was always a big treat to visit the National Zoo pandas, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, on school field trips or with my parents.

Excitement is building for Kilkenny Science Festival which will see over 50 free events, workshops, talks, tours and entertaining events enthral adults and children alike from November 9-17. Children ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

Built in 1931, a uniquely ornate portico marks the entrance to the zoo’s Reptile House ... Matt and Chris’ journey over to the National Zoo was their fourth adventure fossil hunting together ...

Giant pandas are back at the National Zoo for the first time in nearly a year, and their return is more than just a cause for celebration for animal lovers. Local businesses are preparing for a ...

The National Zoo's long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back ...

WASHINGTON — Washington’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will remain off-limits through early next year ...