It's a sad day for animal lovers in the D.C. area. Basil, the one-eyed opossum who called the Smithsonian National Zoo home, has died. "We are very sad to share that Basil—a rescued Virginia ...

Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo vie for "Best Zoo" in Newsweek's Readers' Choice Awards.

WASHINGTON--The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji. on Wednesday began their long ...

They feed primarily on invertebrates, such as snails, crawfish and freshwater clams. They also are predators of Amazon river turtles, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo.