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 ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping range of more than 130 executive orders and other decisions aim to upend everything from long-standing immigration policy to the control of a performing arts center.

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.

A man in Zamboanga Sibugay learned a lesson the hard way: crocodiles are very real after jumping into an enclosure believing ...

Young flamingos graduated from being in a nursery to living with the rest of their flock at their habitat in Fort Worth Zoo ...

which include 21 museums and the National Zoo. The Smithsonian encompasses educational, research and archival centers meant to increase and spread knowledge. It manages more than 150 million ...

A beaver escaped a zoo and was later found dead after being hit by a car, New York keepers said. A 2-year-old American beaver ...

Red wolves, which can grow to be about 80 pounds, have been called the most endangered wolf species on Earth. They once lived across parts of the southern and eastern United States but nearly ...

An “iconic” Florida panther living out his days at ZooTampa after he was ensnared in a trap in the wild has died at age 12.