Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo. The offspring of these chicks could one day help boost the population of ...

Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

The Town of Farmington unanimously approved a zoning amendment for Shalom Wildlife Zoo while a lawsuit over expansion ...

A zoo on Java island has released photos of Indonesia’s first locally-born giant panda cub. Taman Safari Indonesia says the ...

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

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 ...

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.

Cameron Park Zoo mourns the loss of beloved African elephant Tembo and Sumatran tiger Maharani, who inspired visitors and ...

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 says 12-year-old Nhi Linh will welcome her first baby sometime this winter, although it’s unclear if she will deliver a boy or a girl.