For the year’s final “Matt About Town” installment at the zoo, we get up close and personal with 1-year-old Ziggy and ...

A five-year-old Rock Python died at the National Zoological Park while undergoing treatment, leaving the zoo with seven pythons. The cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem. Sources ...

As the holiday season nears, D.C.'s beloved ZooLights are set to return, transforming the National Zoo into a winter wonderland.

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.

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re trying our best to win over the hearts of three ferocious, furry newcomers: ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the Conservation Biology Institute announced on Monday that 12-year-old Asian elephant Nhi Linh is pregnant and could give birth to the zoo’s first elephant calf in ...

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 Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating a conservation milestone, the facility is expecting its first Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years who will help prov ...

We're having a baby! Everyone is thrilled to hear that the National Zoo will soon have a new little elephant for the first ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and will deliver the zoo's ...

The National Zoological Park clarified on Wednesday that the animals it will receive as a donation from an exotic species ...

Animal care staff at the National Zoo are preparing for the "highly anticipated" birth of an Asian elephant calf, according ...