Under all those quills, porcupines hide surprisingly bulky bodies. On average, adults tip the scales at 12 to 35 pounds, ...

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 ...

The back is covered with rough warts, or tubercles, and is brown-gray to gray-green or bright green with dark spots or striations. The belly is smooth and marbled red or red-orange to yellow with dark ...

The meerkats at the Small Mammal House — Frankie, Sadie, Archie, Felix, Oscar, Louie and Scout — got a taste of Halloween ...

As a deadly fungal disease ravages wild frog populations around the globe, scientists have identified potential locations in ...

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 ...

Experience ZooLights in a whole new way with a private event in our Conservation Pavilion. This warm and inviting space offers a festive home base for your group, with soaring vaulted ceilings, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) broke ground yesterday, Tuesday, Sept. 15, on a new exhibit for the critically ...

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 ...

Watch the Smithsonian's beloved giant pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — inside their habitat at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. The Giant Panda Cam is live from 7 ...

There's a certain magic to a fall visit to the Zoo. Crisp air, crunchy leaves, and (if we're being honest) a lack of humidity means there’s no better time to visit the animals at the Zoo — including ...