Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bearcat, at the Smithsonian’s ...

At least one zookeepers was injured Friday morning after being attacked by a bearcat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

Binturong Lola in her habitat at the Claws & Paws Pathway at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (Courtesy Smithsonian/Skip Brown) A 12-year-old binturong named Lola bit two ...

For the year’s final “Matt About Town” installment at the zoo, we get up close and personal with 1-year-old Ziggy and ...

Two staff members at the National Zoo in D.C. were taken to the hospital after they were bitten by a binturong.

Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, is expecting her first calf with Spike, a 44-year-old male elephant ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat. Photo by Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., gave the public a ...

Editor's Note: Follow live coverage of the pandas' arrival to D.C. here. Panda-monium is back!... Or at least, on the way. A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas have begun their journey to the National ...

WASHINGTON – Panda-monium has returned to the nation's capital. After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and-white ...

A five-year-old Rock Python died at the National Zoological Park while undergoing treatment, leaving the zoo with seven pythons. The cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem. Sources ...

Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.