WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The holiday season is here and Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian’s National Zoo will recast into a winter wonderland for its ZooLights display. On Nov. 22, the zoo ...

When we visited, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo had 33 adults and 51 kits, or babies. The zoo feeds them horsemeat and rats. Live rats are given to mothers so they can teach their young how to hunt.

Zoo members can reserve up to six free entry passes and one free parking pass for three exclusive Member Nights—Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and Jan. 2—from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Member Nights include special ...

WASHINGTON The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has opened a solar-powered carousel with hand-carved, hand-painted figures representing many endangered animals. The Speedwell Foundation, a private ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo shared a video Monday, Jan.6, of its two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playing in the snow in Washington, D.C., before their public debut.

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 ...