Aside from the ocelot, the Rainforest Building has two new 10-year-old scarlet ibises. The birds have bright pink-orange ...

Move over, pandas. Two Arabian leopards are coming to the National Zoo. By Shawn McCreesh Reporting from Washington Of all the splashy announcements that marked President Trump’s trip to the ...

♪ And in D.C., the National Zoo rebuilt the bird house to protect birds inside and out. SARA: It was the first new building in Washington, D.C. built with bird-friendly glass.

H5N1, the strain of avian influenza A that’s currently circulating in the U.S., primarily harms birds but has infected over 200 mammals since 2022, including dozens of house cats and hundreds of ...

The zoo will also close the McCormick Bird House and keep some bird species behind the scenes until further notice to protect them. Officials said guests who visit the zoo are not at risk of ...

Zoo officials said its McCormick Bird House will be temporarily closed to the public, and other bird species will be kept “behind the scenes.” Mike Stunson covers real-time news for McClatchy.

The zoo will also close the McCormick Bird House and keep some bird species behind the scenes until further notice to protect them. Officials said guests who visit the zoo are not at risk of ...

The Giant Panda Habitat, Bird House and Asia Trail are reopening to the public Friday, ending panda fans' long wait to get a chance to see the bears in person. The pandas arrived in D.C. in the ...

Outside the National Zoo’s Bird House, small white cotton bags hung on hooks, each holding a bird that ornithologist Brian Evans and his team had netted that Saturday morning. Now and then, they ...

The zoo's panda habitat, Bird House, and Asia Trail will be closed to the public until Bao Li and Qing Bao make their public debut on Jan. 24, 2025.

The D.C. zoo does weekly bird-banding demos. We went to check it out. The tutorials are held every Saturday morning (weather permitting) at the National Zoo’s Bird House.