WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo’s 6-week-old giant panda cub is a male, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) scientists confirmed. During the cub’s first veterinary exam Sept.

WASHINGTON -- Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington's National Zoo said. The cub was born at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Time, the ...

Now that the government shutdown is over, Americans can get back to important tasks like watching the panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The National Zoo's IT staff has been working to get the ...

In August, a male cub born to panda Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian National Zoo recently got his 3-month check-up. The cub has remained nameless, so now the zoo in our nation’s capital needs help naming ...

A cheetah named Amabala welcomed a litter of four cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Oct. 17 and 18. The cubs' ...

Smithsonian's National Zoo staff and Panda Cam watchers have gotten several quick glimpses of female giant panda Mei Xiang's cub. In this video, Sept. 17. at about 8:35 p.m. EST, Mei Xiang cradles the ...

WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is still running its "Giant Panda Cam," a live broadcast featuring pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao, on its website, despite the federal government being shut ...

Happy birthday to the pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.! Pandas Bao Bao, Mei Xeing, Bei Bei and Tian Tian enjoyed tiered birthday cakes made by the zoo's nutrition department.

Four cheetah cubs born during the government shutdown were on a live display as the Smithsonian Conservation Biology ...

A litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, campus in October.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. July 2, 2014 The latest red pandas to become parents at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are Shama and Rusty! Keepers watched Shama ...

Federal workers and poor Americans bore the brunt of the 43-day fiscal standoff, but it also took a toll on the broader economy. By Eileen Sullivan The institution operates some of the most popular ...