In this video, one of the zoo’s new pandas, Bao Li, takes a nasty fall when the tree limb he’s climbing on breaks underneath him. Never fear, though. No pandas were hurt in the making of this video.

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

Washington businesses and hotels are capitalizing on the return of pandas to the city's zoo after a yearlong absence.

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of ...