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

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, the zoo said. Keepers first noticed Gunther’s lack of appetite and ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo joined dozens of area school districts that decided to close Feb. 12 due to a snow storm that's ...

All major pieces of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided last week in Washington, DC, have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Saturday.

Hutchinson-area forecast: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 13 mph ...

A bird-watcher's paradise, Washington Slagbaai National Park's nearly 14,000-acre semi-desert, cacti-studded protected oasis plays host to more than 200 different types of birds. The park also ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

open image in gallery An endangered Malayan tapir calf was just born at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. The baby marks the second birth in more than a century at the zoo (Point ...

6 (UPI) --An Australian reptile wrangler was called to a home on ... but are generally disinterested in confrontations with humans. Zoo will send pooping elephant video to your ex for Valentine's ...