a bird keeper at the National Zoo’s Bird House. It takes keepers a long time to acclimate these birds to strange objects like electronic scales, but enticing them with their favorite bugs for ...

a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their recovering ...

A bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the national bird will head to President Biden’s desk after passage in the House on Monday. While the bald eagle has been a major national symbol ...

Enjoy a look back at some incredible and heartwarming stories about the Smithsonian National Zoo’s animals ... Naga and father Pabu at the Zoo’s Small Mammal House. Their births increase ...