The Great Ape house at the National Zoo was closed abruptly to the public yesterday after what a zoo spokeswoman said was an "inconclusive" tuberculosis test on one of the gorillas housed there.

The Great Ape House at the National Zoo was closed until Tuesday to provide Calaya a quiet space to bond with her infant, the zoo said. Western Lowland Gorillas live in the forests of Gabon, ...

Unlike the baboons other happy hours attract, the National Zoo’s wine tasting tonight boasts a primate you’ll want to meet — a 3-month-old western lowland gorilla named Kibibi, which means ...

A baby western lowland gorilla was born at the National Zoo yesterday in full view of visitors and a zoo volunteer, officials announced this morning. Visitors can see the mother and baby, along ...

From Bison to Biopark: 100 Years of the National Zoo. Washington, D.C.: Friends of the National Zoo, 1989. Torch, 7/1976, p. 5 Summary From the mid-1950s to the late 1980s, new facilities and ...

Primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., ... Batang, who gave birth to their son, Redd, in September 2016. Zoo visitors ...

Visitors can still see the zoo’s other four gorillas at the Great Ape House and meet an animal keeper to learn more about the apes every day at 11:30 a.m. You Might Also Like ...