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

Good news! A tiny trunk could be making its debut soon at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C., where an Asian elephant is expecting the first calf.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in D.C. revealed one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years.

The zoo announced Monday that staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf. The first in nearly 25 years.

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

The National Zoo said Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and could give birth within the next few months, potentially bringing the zoo its first elephant calf in 25 years. The zoo has ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Nearly a year after pandas left National Zoo, staff members and people in D.C. and across the DMV welcomed two giant pandas from China back to the nation’s capital. Bao Li ...

Qing Bao were all smiles today as they sat in snowfall at the National Zoo in early 2025. (Smithsonian National Zoo) TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — Giant panda Qing Bao is turning four years old on ...

News4 has gotten a lot of questions about ZooLights and whether it’s happening after the government shut down and the National Zoo closed for weeks. Well, the answer is: ZooLights is happening, and it ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WABC) -- The National Zoo's four African lion cubs will soon be on display after passing one serious test this week. It was the all-important swim reliability test to see if the ...