As temperatures soar past 100 degrees, lions and tigers get frozen treats, but not the same kind that pandas and elephants get.

Three-year-old giant panda Qing Bao snacks on bamboo prior to her long journey from China to Washington, D.C. PHOTO Roshan Patel/ Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Weeks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years ...

As its newest female tiger begins to settle in, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is hoping a brand-new tiger baby will arrive ...

Mike Bock Earlier this year, Bennet's wallaby Victoria gave birth to her sixth joey at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Smithsonian/Brett Kuxhausen For the last few months, animal care staff at the ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...

If you make a beeline for the red pandas before even checking the map, this holiday is for you. National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the ...

Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. The bears, named Qing Bao and Bao Li, a pair of 2-year-old ...

The debut of Bao Li and Qing Bao, the National Zoo’s newest pandas, also marks the return of a popular chronicler of the cuddly black-and-white creatures. Yes, that’s right. THE PANDA CAM IS BACK!!!