The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh (pronounced NEE-lin), is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born to a first-time mother during the government shutdown. The zoo announced in a ...

After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis starting Friday, Nov. 14. The National Museum of American History, the ...

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PHOENIX — Guests at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (WWZ) in the West Valley will be able to see some new animals on their next visit, including one species that can’t be found at any ...

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking ...

The National Zoo and National Air and Space Museum called off their popular annual Halloween kids’ events, a disappointment for many D.C.-area families as the government shutdown hit two weeks with no ...

Zoogoers at the San Diego Zoo witnessed the startling moment a gorilla ran up against a glass viewing platform and broke it. The moment was captured on video. In the video captured by eyewitness Emily ...

(CNN) — Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the Smithsonian Institution posted on its website. The Smithsonian ...

Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government ...

The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is temporarily closing the otter habitats in its new North America Trek region for repairs. Three river otters caused damage to the caulking in their deep pool habitat. The ...

Democratic Rep. Adam Smith urges the release of video footage showing the follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel ‘We killed them and we were right to kill them’: Sen. Cotton on ‘double-tap’ strike ...