This morning, a man was killed in Mount Pleasant after a tree branch fell on him while he was walking in the 3200 block of Adams Mill Road NW.

It’s another year, another false pregnancy for the National Zoo’s giant panda duo.

So often, we think of bicycle accidents in terms of cars and bikes colliding — but it’s important to remember that pedestrians and cyclists can also clash, with tragic results. For example: WUSA9 reports that a cyclist died this morning after hitting a pedestrian around 7:45 a.m. today.

Red panda cub, pictured two weeks ago. (via.) Aw, man. Very sad news to report from the National Zoo today — a three-week-old red panda cub has died. A zookeeper found the cub yesterday during an evening inspection. The Zoo’s press release indicates that the extreme heat was likely not the reason the cub died; rather, red panda cubs just have a shockingly high mortality rate (50 percent!) in captivity. The cub was the…

Photo by [Anna.W] If you’ve been putting it off, wait no longer. Sneak out of the office right now and get on up to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, because Tai Shan is leaving in the morning. Animal exhibits are typically only open until 4:30 p.m. in the winter months, so time is fleeting. DCist will be on hand tomorrow to watch our beloved Butterstick get loaded up into his traveling crate and depart for…