In a novel move, feces from a baby elephant in Ohio was shipped to the zoo and mixed with Linh Mai’s formula.

She had a tiny trunk and a very big debut. Now, DC’s newest elephant finally has a name. For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

WASHINGTON — After several days of snow closures, the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will reopen on Wednesday. All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed prior to a snowstorm that ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo says its newest arrival, a female Asian elephant born earlier this month, now officially has a name.

The Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on Feb. 2, 2026 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Courtesy Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

WASHINGTON — We don't mean to cause panda-monium but we have big news—The giant pandas will return to the District. The zoo will once again be home to two giant pandas named Qing Bao (ching-BOW) and ...

(CNN) — A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century. The baby, ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...