Guests who attend are encouraged to dress up as their favorite tiger for a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets during ...

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

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

Boris and Svetlaya Boris and Svetlaya are two Amur tigers from different prides that were both orphaned in the wild when they were around four months old. Smithsonian Magazine ... he is now living out ...

Chinese social media was awash with wild allegations that the Memphis Zoo had ... on panda habitat. In 2021, China took a significant step by establishing the Giant Panda National Park, spanning ...

Every morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, a race begins on the outskirts of Chengdu, a sprawling Chinese metropolis known for its ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its ... of the beloved animals' leaving was short lived. In May 2024, the Smithsonian and the China Wildlife Conservation Association announced ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The wait is over! The Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut Friday, promising a day of “pandamonium” for visitors.

WASHINGTON — Three-year-old panda bears Bao Li and Qing Bao made their official public debut Friday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to great fanfare from the ...

They now stand - or clumsily climb - or roll around - ready to make their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Their return - after China recalled earlier furry ambassadors - marks a ...

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, second from right, claps to the sounds of Crush Funk Brass Band during the opening ceremony celebrating the Smithsonian National Zoo's new Giant Pandas on ...