The team performs its first snake egg cutting, documenting the process step by step as the clutch reaches hatching time. The ...

In many species, sex isn’t fixed for life, and some animals can switch from male to female as part of a reproductive strategy. This process, called sequential hermaphroditism, allows individuals to ...

One of the most attractive critters at the zoo splashes through frigid waters: polar bears, the beauties of the Arctic Circle ...

Have you ever dreamed of getting up close with exotic animals like sloths, wolves, and other fascinating creatures? At North ...

Rare Asian elephant birth at Smithsonian's National Zoo marks first new calf in nearly 25 years, offering new hope for ...

A female Asian elephant calf was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father Spike at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century.

The Northern Elephant Seal breeding season is underway. One of the largest mainland-breeding colonies is here in the Bay Area. State park officials say so far, more than 1,000 elephant seals have ...

In a famous Indian parable, five blind men are brought to an elephant. Each feels a different part of the animal, and they come to radically different views of what an elephant is. It depended on ...

A federal effort to ban elephant breeding and captivity in Canada has stalled as animal rights groups renew their criticism of Hamilton’s African Lion Safari over its treatment of these animals. Back ...

After a 21-month pregnancy, a 308-pound newborn made her grand arrival at the National Zoo. She will go on display to the public at a later date.