The zoo says the Carruth Natural Encounters building built in 1962 "has provided countless memorable experiences" for guests.

Crocodiles, monkeys, tigers, zebras and dozens of other taxidermy animals will move to new homes after concerns about arsenic exposure forced the closure of ...

Nostalgia and curiosity bring audiences back to the theatres to revisit movies of the yesteryears. From competing in beauty ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

The culling of the illegally released pigs has caused outcry with hundreds of people questioning why they could not be ...

Thanks to the development of a special tracking collar, scientists are now reviewing data to understand the lives of ...

Bird flu cases are on the rise again and some organizations are taking precautions to keep their birds healthy. Bird flu ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

Saint Louis Zoo is in the running for the title of America’s “Best Zoo” as part of a national poll conducted by USA TODAY.

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

Culturally, too, the animals are soaring. In December, Joe Biden signed legislation making the raptor the country's national ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.