Once thought to be extinct, the ferret kits are part of a breeding program that brought the species back from the brink.

The African lion Shera, 21, had eight cubs and many descendants at zoos across the country.

Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are preparing to leave their current home in Chengdu, China for the United States, where they will be ...

Shera, a 21-year-old African lion kept at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C., has died. The zoo announced Thursday she was ...

D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoois mourning the loss of Shera, a 21-year-old African lion who was euthanized following a recent decline in mobility and health.Z ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai, who made her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. She is the first elephant calf ...

Fans who can't visit Washington can check out Linh Mai on the zoo's elephant cam. WASHINGTON — The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai, who made her public debut ...