The primate was born April 15. Her name includes I, R and S. Not many creatures, humans or otherwise, make a big deal of ...

The DC Defenders will open their season at home against the Birmingham ... Blossom Kite Festival takes over the Washington Monument grounds. Sunday: National Harbor’s annual Sakura Sunday promises a ...

The most popular attraction at the National Zoo are the giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playful people-pleasers on loan from quasi-communist China. I’m sure the president is pleased.

However, a few zoos have come up with ways to broaden their animals' horizons, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, is particularly innovative in this regard. Their unique ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s new series “Working Capital” profiles the people doing the work that makes the D.C. region so unique.

National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th ... newest pair – but I’m so excited that giant pandas are back in DC. We try to get there earlier; they are usually more active in the ...

divisive or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian — an institution consisting of 21 museums and 14 education and research centers — as well as the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The White ...

National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th ... I haven’t had a chance to visit the newest pair – but I’m so excited that giant pandas are back in DC. We try to get there earlier; they are ...