The sharp-toothed binturong was being trained and was off-exhibit, the zoo said. The staffers’ injuries were not life-threatening.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The holiday season is here and Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian’s National Zoo will recast into a winter wonderland for its ZooLights display. On Nov. 22, the zoo’s 16th ...

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 ...

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

Fans haven't been able to see Xiao Qi Ji outside since he was born last August. His name means "Little Miracle." Xiao Qi Ji, the Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant panda cub, made his public ...