A 56-year-old rhinoceros, the oldest in the U.S., has died in Tennessee after exceeding the median life expectancy for her ...

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...

Brandie Smith is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. In an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations," ...

Once abundant on Socorro Island, part of Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago, the Socorro dove was last seen in the wild over ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at a Tennessee zoo. Dolly was 56 years old.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

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Wagers, contests, and collaborations between the City of Brotherly Love and the City of Fountains are blowing up the internet ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo has lost one of its beloved gray seals. Gunther, a 33-year-old gray seal who had been with the Zoo since 2012, died Jan. 18. In a release, the Zoo said the average life ...

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

President Donald Trump will participate in the National Prayer Breakfast, a more than 70-year-old Washington tradition that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian ...