Imagine standing just inches away from a majestic tiger, feeling its presence through the glass, or watching a playful panda ...

According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why?

In addition to historic monuments, moonlit tours, great walking and hiking trails, and many parks, there are other outdoor ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order “to restore truth in America” by reconstructing the storied institutions of the Smithsonian ... Even the National Zoo isn’t spared from the ...

Now President Donald Trump is interfering with a jewel in our nation’s cultural crown, the 178-year-old Smithsonian ... National Mall; 14 education and research centers; and the National Zoo.

A White House fact sheet about President ... over the entire Smithsonian — including the National Zoo, apparently. This unprecedented intrusion could force the Smithsonian to compromise its ...

These are Asian small-clawed otters, at home in their streamside habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Like their name suggests, Asian small-clawed otters have short nails that don’t ...

Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls ... Then Secretary of the Smithsonian, David Skorton, left, and Mr. Bunch led President Trump on a tour of the National Museum of African ...

Thousands of visitors flocked to the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka on Tuesday as families sought entertainment during the Eid holidays. By 11am, the roads outside the zoo were packed with eager ...

Nation & World): The Smithsonian Institution and the National Zoo belong to the people of the United States, and are free to all the public. They are funded by our taxpayer dollars. As such ...