More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute ... animal lanterns and lights bedazzle the park. Recent visitors praised the zoo's ...

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

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 24, 2024. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Just days after the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. said it would cancel its diversity, equity and inclusion ...

Mike Bock Bao Li is one of the two giant pandas who lives at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Smithsonian/Roshan Patel Not many animals look like a giant panda.

The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order ...

Bao Li (BOW-lee) is a 3-year-old male. His mother Bao Bao was born at the institute in 2013 and his grandparents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang lived at National Zoo from 2000 to 2023. Qing Bao (ching-BOW) ...

Metro is marking the return of giant pandas to Washington, D.C., with a special edition SmarTrip card in collaboration with ...

The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are set to make their public debut ...

Two giant pandas made their highly anticipated debut to the public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning.

director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. "This program started decades ago, with less than 1,000 pandas on the planet, to almost 3,000 pandas in the wild ...