The most popular attraction at the National Zoo are the giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playful people-pleasers on loan from quasi-communist China. I’m sure the president is pleased.

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the people) that make ...

Nine orangutans, ages 5 to 30, are now participating in an ongoing study of animal cognition at the Think Tank at Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. The animals, who live in the Great Ape ...