The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh (pronounced NEE-lin), is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the ...

( NewsNation) — An Asian elephant is pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in ...

The zoo announced Monday that staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf. The first in ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown.

On Saturday, the Woodley Park neighborhood of D.C. was packed with people entering the National Zoo’s main gates when it ...

The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are set to reopen within days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The National Museum of American History, the National Air ...

The cluster of 21 museums will begin opening on Friday, Nov. 14 after closing in mid-October. See exact dates.

Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite pastimes–going to the free Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo.

A Washington, D.C. holiday favorite returns tonight. The Smithsonian National zoolights officially start at 5pm and it’s ...