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.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed four new cheetah cubs last month amid the government shutdown, and they appear to be doing just fine with their mother ...

Claude, a rare albino alligator who lived at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, died this week at 30. Late ...

WASHINGTON — See how they grow. Four cheetah cubs born during the government shutdown were on a live display as the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute turned on the 'Cheetah Cub Cam' inside ...

Claude's unique appearance and calm personality dazzled millions of visitors in San Francisco for nearly 20 years.

Real life can sometimes bring us some incredible plot twists that actually no fantasy writer could imagine. Someone could ...

Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, is expecting her first calf with Spike, a 44-year-old male elephant ...

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

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...

After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis starting Friday, Nov. 14. The National Museum of American History, the ...

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