The panda habitat and surrounding exhibits at the Zoo are closed. Learn more.
The Zoo will be closed on Wednesday, December 25 and will reopen on Thursday, December 26.
Elephant Cam
See the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Asian elephants — Spike, Bozie, Swarna, Maharani, Trong Nhi and Nhi Linh — live on camera.
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