Read some quick tips for having a good time at the Zoo when the summer heat kicks in.
the Most of Your Summer Visit to the Zoo Smithsonian/Roshan Patel Summers in Washington
Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have been having some adventures around the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat!
Although Washington, D.C., got just under an inch of snow, it brought out the playful
If you’ve caught a glimpse of our cub on the Giant Panda Cam lately, you may have noticed that he likes to sleep on his back. It’s very cute to watch!
Now that it is finally starting to feel like Autumn in the Washington, D.C. area,
Explore a detailed history and timeline of giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
giant pandas, Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), arrived in Washington
„I was seven years old when the pandas first came to the Zoo. I remember watching the news and trying to memorize every detail…“
with Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji and the rest of the pandas that have called Washington
Use your tiger eyes to see what it takes to care for the largest cat in the world and 2022’s Lunar New Year animal: the tiger! Get a peek inside the world of animal keeper and real-life Zoo Guardian Dell Guglielmo, who cares for the Zoo’s three tigers.
Image: In both Washington D.C.’s cold winters and hot summers, Amur tigers seem
Animal care staff at the National Zoo welcomed a new resident to Elephant Trails May 22—Bozie, a 37-year-old female Asian elephant. She arrived safely and is now in quarantine for approximately 30 days.
accompanied Bozie as she traveled via truck more than 1,100 miles to her new home in Washington
On Sunday, Oct. 3, a 2-week-old male cheetah cub was transferred to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, and introduced to his foster cheetah family. Get the full story from cheetah reproductive biologist Adrienne Crosier!
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to Washington
This morning, our giant panda cub received his name: Bei Bei or 贝贝 (BAY-BAY)!
Peng, third-grade students from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School assisted
Since its founding in 1974, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, has celebrated many milestones, from endangered species births, to reintroductions to the wild, to revolutionary scientific studies.
its headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington
