Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, ...

A clone of the endangered black-footed ferret named Antonia has successfully given birth, marking a significant milestone in ...

Learn about these jungle giants before you encounter them at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Despite their sleek, torpedo-like shape, arapaima favor the slow ...

Meet Sibert and Red Cloud, baby black-footed ferrets that mark the first successful live births from a cloned endangered ...

Roshan Patel / Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The trucks ferried the animals to a chartered plane stocked with their favorite foods—corn buns, bamboo shoots and ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, from Asian elephants to cheetahs to sea lions. Look up every now and then as you stroll ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute community is mourning the loss of Kamala, beloved member of its Asian elephant herd and ambassador for her species. After a decade of ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute says the male and female pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at the facility on Tuesday. The zoo says they left China's Sichuan ...

(Photo credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.) Photos and b-roll will be available in the Zoo’s Newsroom by 3:30 p.m. Find comprehensive resources on the ...

UA Little Rock Student Advances Nuclear Research at University of Guelph Tyler Burns, a junior civil and construction engineering major and Donaghey Scholar from Van Buren, spent eight weeks studying ...

Bats are an iconic symbol of spooky season, and more than 800 people attended the first Central Illinois Bat Festival on Sept ...

Two giant pandas from China arrived in D.C. on Tuesday and were transferred to their new home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The pandas, one male and one ...