Photo caption 2: Dr. Brandie Smith, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has spent decades working to save wildlife, including the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) broke ...

Zoinks—it's Qing Bao's 5th birthday! To celebrate our female giant panda's special day, keepers went "far out" and created a 1970s-themed fête full of bright colors and iconic pop culture slogans from ...

This species of “rock iguana” can exceed 5 feet (1.5 meters) in length (nose to tail tip) and can weigh more than 25 pounds (11 kilograms). These heavy-bodied lizards are the Grand Cayman’s largest ...

Small and slender, the yellow-headed day gecko lives up to its name with a bright greenish-yellow head. It also has turquoise-blue stripes that run along its back and a pair of black stripes that run ...

Adult members of this species can be identified by their gray heads, chestnut-colored back and chest, black undersides, and brown-and-black wings with a white stripe. They also have long, pink legs ...

Small for a songbird, with a thin, pointed bill and long black legs. They can be identified by their olive green and bright yellow feathers on their head and back, and black-and-white wings. Males ...

Nearly seven months ago, the world fell in love with a little Asian elephant named Linh Mai. After being rejected by her mother and needing nutritional assistance, the calf made an extraordinary ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, conservation campus are celebrating the births of three red panda cubs, born earlier this summer. “The cubs are really just ...

An update from Robbie Clark, elephant manager and acting curator of Elephant Trails. This past week on April 2, our Asian elephant calf Linh Mai turned two months old. It’s a major milestone for her ...

If you find yourself observing a prairie dog — either in the wild, or at a place like the Smithsonian’s National Zoo — you’ll probably notice first that prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all. They’re ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) 11-day-old Asian elephant calf received her name today. After 10 days of voting and $58,892.70 raised in support of the ...