“The cubs are really just balls of fur that eat and sleep right now,” said Jessica Kordell, assistant curator of carnivores.

Once pushed to the brink of extinction, the oryx is becoming one of conservation's most inspirational stories.

To find out why Eastern box turtles are declining across Virginia, Smithsonian staff are getting creative.

Hiding in Appalachia’s cool mountain streams is one impressively large salamander.

Giant panda Bao Li celebrated turning 5 years old with a shark-themed birthday bash, complete with a fruitsicle "cake" and boat buoy enrichment.

Smithsonian researchers have identified the genetic relationships among all the Hawaiian honeycreeper species that were known to exist since the arrival of Europeans to the islands.

Feast your eyes on our frisky bat-eared fox kits—the first born here in 75 years—in this keeper Q&A!

Join us in celebrating the dedicated professionals who care for our animal ambassadors!