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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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian ...

Misha, a tiger at Blank Park Zoo, has made her Super Bowl pick. Two boxes, filled with the 13-year-old Amur tiger's favorite ...

The City of Portland has approved a land use statement for Zenith Energy despite an attempt by city councilors to delay the move last week. After a week of baby watch, Oregon Zoo’s beloved Asian ...

Guyana is this  year spending GY$2 billion on a complete overhaul and expansion of the Zoological Park in the Botanical Gardens, Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira said Monday during ...

New Jersey this month became the latest state to delist the bald eagle as endangered. The move reflects an environmental ...

You can finally see the new giant pandas at the National Zoo! Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited and highly ...

Everyone will finally be able to experience D.C.’s ‘pandamonium’ on Friday as the public will get their first glimpse of the ...

WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

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 ...

Washington and much of the country have been fixated on two newcomers to Washington, D.C., that have stolen attention but ...