The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s giant panda, Qing Bao (ching-BOW), will celebrate her 5th ...

There are plenty of objects and artifacts at the Smithsonian that are old. But at the National Zoo, there's not much older ...

Four Chacoan peccaries moved into their habitat earlier this summer at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Have a paw-some time with the cats at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute! On Saturday, Aug. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can prowl to the Great Cats exhibit and ...

Zoo hours change Sept. 15. The Zoo will be open 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.

Bird Friendly does more than any other certification to conserve habitat for birds. Smithsonian scientists developed the Bird Friendly certification for coffee in the late 1990s to conserve habitat ...

Red wolves have a distinct reddish tinge to their coat, particularly on the ears, head and legs. Adult red wolves tend to resemble their cousins, the gray wolves, but are usually smaller, and with ...

Zoo hours change Sept. 15. The Zoo will be open 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.

Zoo hours change Sept. 15. The Zoo will be open 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.

Giant pandas Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and Xiao Qi Ji (SHIAU-chi-ji) began their journey to China this morning. They departed the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

As a leader in wildlife conservation, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has made significant strides towards securing a future for the world's rarest species of bear: ...

Zoo hours change Sept. 15. The Zoo will be open 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.