After 10 days of voting that raised nearly $60,000 for the zoo’s elephant care program, fans chose the name Linh Mai, which is Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The…
Read more DC’s new baby elephant has a name – WTOP NewsThe Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant. This page contains a video which is…
Read more A large ‘charismatic’ animal is about to be born at DC’s National Zoo — an Asian elephant – WTOP NewsThe District’s National Zoo is glowing again thanks to the return of ZooLights. The event runs on winter evenings from Nov. 21 through Jan. 3, 2026. A lit-up…
Read more Things to do in the DC area: ZooLights, Umbrella Art Fair … and more! – WTOP NewsA litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, campus in October. Amabala, an adult female Cheetah at the Smithsonian’s Conservation…
Read more Litter of 4 cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian’s Front Royal Zoo – WTOP NewsOn Saturday, the Woodley Park neighborhood of D.C. was packed with people entering the National Zoo’s main gates when it reopened after the government shutdown. Visitors walk to…
Read more The shutdown is over and DC’s National Zoo is finally open – WTOP NewsA bakery near the National Zoo is celebrating the impending return of zoo visitors after seeing a drop in foot traffic and sales during the government shutdown. This…
Read more ‘Huge difference’: DC businesses feel impact of National Zoo’s closure — and reopening – WTOP NewsThe National Museum of American History, the National Air and Space Museum and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will officially reopen tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14. Now that President…
Read more With the federal shutdown over, here’s when Smithsonian museums will open – WTOP NewsVisitors are expressing their disappointment that the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will be closed to the public due to the government shutdown. This page contains a video…
Read more Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo – WTOP NewsQing Bao, a giant panda, celebrated her fourth birthday on Friday, at the National Zoo — her first since coming to the District in October 2024. Giant panda…
Read more WATCH: Giant panda Qing Bao celebrates 4th birthday at DC’s National Zoo – WTOP NewsKamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized on Saturday following years of struggling with osteoarthritis. Asian elephant Kamala often raised her…
Read more Kamala, beloved Asian elephant at National Zoo, euthanized after failing health – WTOP NewsKeepers with the Zoo’s American Trail exhibit noticed that Summer, a female California sea lion, was lethargic and not eating on June 26. Summer, the National Zoo’s oldest…
Read more National Zoo’s oldest sea lion, who ‘always kept keepers on their toes,’ dies at 19 – WTOP NewsAfter a long and bittersweet farewell before embarking on a FedEx plane to China in November, the giant pandas are coming back to the nation’s capital. Listen live…
Read more Giant pandas are coming back to the Smithsonian National Zoo – WTOP News
