Good news! A tiny trunk could be making its debut soon at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C., where an Asian elephant is expecting the first calf.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in D.C. revealed one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Nearly a year after pandas left National Zoo, staff members and people in D.C. and across the DMV welcomed two giant pandas from China back to the nation’s capital. Bao Li ...

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced.

The National Zoo said Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and could give birth within the next few months, potentially bringing the zoo its first elephant calf in 25 years. The zoo has ...

The panda cam has longer hours than the actual zoo, with live recordings of the bears available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the week.

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

The zoo announced Monday that staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf. The first in nearly 25 years.

Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government ...

Read on for some chilling curiosities from the creatures of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Mike Bock Warning: The following animal facts are extremely creepy and ...

As the government shutdown drags on, Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo and other facilities are the latest to be caught in the fray, with the federal trust announcing the closure of all of its ...