In a $51.6 million act of animal diplomacy, the Saudis will fund a habitat for endangered Arabian leopards.

After a cold winter filled with snow, ice and “snowcrete,” we are finally starting to see signs of spring here in Washington, D.C. Along with cherry blossoms blooming near the Tidal Basin, a sure sign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young man at the entrance gate explains to a couple that the National Zoo in Washington was closed on Sunday. The zoo and all ...

In the last few weeks, the bears have been showing some changes in their behaviors — signs of what keepers call “positive ...

Spring is in full swing in D.C.! Alongside cherry blossoms blooming near the Tidal Basin, the Smithsonian National Zoo is ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be shut down after closing time Saturday. That's after an extra five days beyond Oct. 6, the initial ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Visitors at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Saturday afternoon had to temporarily shelter in place as police investigated a reported fight between two adults, the Metropolitan ...

WASHINGTON — The pandas at the National Zoo will find themselves without their usual adoring crowds Sunday when the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and research centers close their doors to the ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time since last Christmas, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as emergency funds, that had allowed them to stay open during their usual weeklong ...