Philanthropist and Baltimore native David M. Rubenstein pledged $10 Million to the National Zoo for the upcoming return of ...

The animal kingdom is a beautiful place, packed to the brim with diversity. One of the most iconic symbols of the animal ...

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WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) received a large donation to help fund ...

The Berlin Zoo announced Friday that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins — for a second time.

The panda program is getting an upgrade — and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has David ...

Team at the University of Tübingen’s Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment finds omnivorous ancestor ...

Inspired by the launch of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future last Friday, David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, has pledged $10 million toward the ...

David Rubinstein, the new owner of the Orioles, is giving $10 million toward the National Zoo's panda program. That makes for ...

The 11-year-old giant panda Meng Meng's twin panda cubs have been gaining strength after they were born on August 22 at Zoo Berlin, in Germany, while their mother Meng Meng's health is being ...

A beloved giant panda at Berlin Zoo has earned the rare and celebrated accolade of becoming a mother to twin cubs for the second time. Meng Meng, who is mom to 5-year-olds, Pit and Paule ...

The National Zoo is in the midst of a campaign to raise $25 million for its giant panda program, with the goal of funding it through 2035. The funds will go toward panda research, and to "innovate ...