The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) broke ...

Zoinks—it's Qing Bao's 5th birthday! To celebrate our female giant panda's special day, keepers went "far out" and created a ...

Fall/winter Zoo hours are in effect: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily, with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.

The banded rock rattlesnake is a venomous species. It is light gray with dark, gray-black bands along the length of its body. This species is sexually dichromatic, meaning males and females differ in ...

Fall/winter Zoo hours are in effect: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily, with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.

There's a certain magic to a fall visit to the Zoo. Crisp air, crunchy leaves, and (if we're being honest) a lack of humidity ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s giant panda, Qing Bao (ching-BOW), will celebrate her 5th ...

There are plenty of objects and artifacts at the Smithsonian that are old. But at the National Zoo, there's not much older ...

Four Chacoan peccaries moved into their habitat earlier this summer at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Saffoe and assistant curator Leigh Pitsko share why these ...

Join Virginia Working Landscapes for an unforgettable evening celebrating the people, partnerships and working lands that make biodiversity conservation possible across Virginia. Set against the ...

Keep your distance and they’re helpful neighbors. Cross them, and you’ll regret it. If you live in the continental United States, chances are you’re never far from a striped skunk. They may be one of ...

Zoo hours change Sept. 15. The Zoo will be open 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m. View Zoo hours.