Two keepers at the National Zoo were bitten Friday by an animal called a binturong during what the zoo said was a routine training session. The injuries were described as not life-threatening. The ...

Born in the early hours of a chilly February morning and weighing 308 pounds, Linh Mai is the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) first Asian elephant calf in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's new Asian elephant calf has a name! Linh Mai [LIN-my] edged ...

WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...

Learn how Zoo veterinarians deliver expert care for an apex island predator. Mike Bock Inside the Zoo’s veterinary hospital, a team of veterinarians, technicians and animal care specialists work to ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans. Mike Bock Redd, left, and his mother, Batang, right. Both ...

With fewer than an estimated 120 Arabian leopards remaining in the wild, coordinated global action is essential to prevent the extinction of one of the world’s rarest big cat species. On Feb. 10, the ...

Linh Mai, a rare Asian elephant calf, makes her first public appearance at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, a historic moment ...