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, ...

D.C.’s newest pandas will be officially introduced to the public at the National Zoo on Friday. David Rubenstein has long been a backer of the zoo's panda program.

The Smithsonian National Zoo has lost one of its beloved gray seals. Gunther, a 33-year-old gray seal who had been with the Zoo since 2012, died Jan. 18. In a release, the Zoo said the average life ...

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, ...

Two giant pandas made their highly anticipated debut to the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning.

The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has been nominated for Best Zoo in the USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. The Desert Dome was nominated for Best Exhibit, while the Wildlife Safari Park is up ...