Set on 163 acres in Northwest Washington, the National Zoo was founded in 1889 to inspire the ... serves as the headquarters for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The zoo’s DC space is ...

The primate was born April 15. Her name includes I, R and S. Not many creatures, humans or otherwise, make a big deal of ...

Years ago I was chaperoning my son's school field trip to the National Zoo in Washington ... I’m so excited that giant pandas are back in DC. We try to get there earlier; they are usually ...

Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, say they successfully treated a leaf-tailed gecko for skin cancer using chemotherapy — a procedure believed to be the first of its ...

Make the most of the DMV with our newsletter (The Washington Post ... For a recent Sunday drop, Freeman walked up to the National Zoo about 1 p.m. A couple of hours earlier, Freeman posted ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

There are six National Parks within an hour and a half radius of the heart of Washington, D.C., that can be visited on ...

As the National Park Service is celebrates National Park Week, a number of other major events are right around the corner in Washington, D.C.

A bee swarm sparked alarm in Washington D.C. on Monday, with police issuing a warning for residents to avoid the area. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that while most single ...