Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of Chinese pandas ...

A 1-year-old flamingo has charmed her way into daily staff meetings with her keepers at the National Zoo in D.C.

The National Zoo’s pygmy hippo Hannah is with one of her babies, around 1929. Although we don't know the name of this particular baby, between 1938 and 1956, all the pygmy hippos born at the zoo ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end, Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji ...

On April 16, 1972, the National Zoo's first giant pandas moved in and started the Washington D.C. facility's 50-year journey to protect the bear species in captivity and the wild ...

Cameron Park Zoo is going wild for National Zoo and Aquarium Month with special events, animal encounters, and fun for the ...

The US's two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, caused a stir at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Friday after they were spotted flirting with each other -- in what zookeepers hope could be a sign ...

There’s lush new sod in the National Zoo’s giant panda compound. There’s a new panda “hammock,” made out of strips of fire hose. And there are 40 new cameras in the Pandacam system.

The giant pandas leaving the Washington National Zoo closes Hines' chapter with the creatures. But the U.S. might still come to host more bears from China in the future. On Wednesday, Chinese ...

National Zoo incidents raise questions about animal safety 03:31. WASHINGTON - The National Zoo has a reputation as a leader in animal care, science and cute photo opportunities such as the naming ...

The three-year-old bear had escaped from the National Zoo, to which it had been sent eight months earlier from Yellowstone National Park. The grizzly was known to have a bad disposition, its ...

Qing Bao and Bao Li, the respective female and male pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are flirting! Based on their noises and clingy behavior — plus a urine sample from Qing Bao ...