While the Zoo was closed, staff members captured some rare scenes of the animals experiencing the falling snow.

Officials said all Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be closed on Jan. 25-26 due to the storm.

Originally, the Smithsonian planned to reopen on Tuesday, but with cleanup efforts still underway, the institution extended ...

WASHINGTON — All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will close for two days as Washington, D.C. prepares for up to ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014.

Talk about ending the year on a high note.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

The closure comes as snowfall is expected to arrive across much of the DMV area late Saturday night.