Smithsonian's National Zoo in the News
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams January 30, 2013
Ape apps a big hit at National Zoo 
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New York TimesJanuary 29, 2013
That Cuddly Kitty is Deadlier Than You Think Read more.
Huffington Post January 28, 2013
Billie Jean, National Zoo’s Andean Bear, Carries Cubs in Mouth Read more.
Yahoo News January 23, 2013
Apes Get iPads at National Zoo Read more.
National Geographic January 21, 2013
Corridors Critical for India’s Big Cats Receives Order of Merit Read more.
Travel PR News January 15, 2013
Smithsonian National Zoo Keeper Kathy Brader Receives Order of Merit Read more.
Washington TimesDecember 13, 2012
2 Andean bear cubs born at National Zoo Read more.
NBC NewsDecember 9, 2012
Elephant Relocation Scheme Fails to Prevent Deaths Read more.
Washington PostNovember 30, 2012
Zoo vultures acclimate to civil surroundings. Read more.
Huffington PostNovember 27, 2012
Zoolights 2012 Brightens Up the Holidays. Read more.
Yahoo NewsNovember 26, 2012
National Zoo in DC Opens Solar-Powered 'Conservation Carousel' Featuring Endangered Species. Read more.
Washington PostNovember 24, 2012
National Zoo Mourns Loss of Soyono, Sumatran Tiger. Read more.
POPSCINovember 20, 2012
Today's Turkeys Are Genetically Barren Compared To Their Wild Ancestors. Read more.
Around the MallOctober 30, 2012
Pandas and the Other Animals Chill-Axing at the Zoo. Museums and Zoo Open Tomorrow. Read more.
Washington PostOctober 27, 2012
US Wildlife Agency Joins Smithsonian Conservation Education Effort with George Mason University.
DCistOctober 26, 2012
National Zoo's New Baby Gazelle Runs Around the Yard. See photos and read more.
Northern Virginia DailyOctober 18, 2012
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Dedicates New Facilities. Read more.
New York TimesSeptember 23, 2012
Joy Turns to Despair at National Zoo as Newborn Panda Is Found Dead. Read more.
Los Angeles TimesSeptember 17, 2012
Panda-monium! Panda Born at National Zoo. Read more and watch the video.
WJLASeptember 13, 2012
Olympic Sprinters Carmelita Jeter and Justin Gatlin Delight in Visit With National Zoo’s Cheetah Cubs. See the photos.
Washington PostAugust 29, 2012
National Zoo Unveils New Trail for Sea Lions, Wolves and Other Critters. Read more.
Washington PostJuly 26, 2012
Modern Zoos Could be Creating a New Kind of Animal: Wild by Nature, Shaped by Captivity. Read more and watch the video.
DCistJuly 26, 2012
Gazelle Born at National Zoo in Front of Visitors Struggles to Take First Steps. Read more and watch the video.
ABC NewsJuly 25, 2012
National Zoo's Ceetah Cubs to Be Named After Fastest U.S. Sprinters. Read more.
Associated PressJuly 20, 2012
After Decades, Cuban Crocodiles Born at DC Zoo.
New York TimesJuly 5, 2012
Matchmaking at Zoos Is Rising for Threatened Species.
Associated PressJune 24, 2012
What Was He Thinking? Study Turns to Ape Intellect.
WAMU 88.5June 22, 2012
Why We Love Music: A Harmonica-Playing Elephant Explains. Read more and watch the video.
Washington PostMay 23, 2012
After rocky start with mom, Smithsonian’s National Zoo is hand-raising 2 cheetah cubs.
Washington PostMay 3, 2012
Shanthi is a 36-year-old Asian elephant at the Smithsonian's National Zoo who is using her trunk to make music. She has taken to the harmonica, turning out tunes that have her handlers buzzing.
