Mother Calaya gave birth to the western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, early Saturday morning.

Zoo Director Brandie Smith told Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton the requirement helps the staff provide an “overall better and safer visit” to the zoo.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says she’s concerned the online pass requirement may be “limiting access or deterring visits to the National Zoo.”

The Smithsonian National Zoo confirmed Friday that four year-old Amani the cheetah gave birth earlier this month to two male cubs.

Also, for the first time, a whooping crane hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal.

The National Zoo’s porcupines Beatrix and Quillbur welcomed a baby porcupette into the world.

Three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus, zookeepers say the six lions and three tigers are behaving and eating normally.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji’s first birthday.

Having a rough week? Xiao Qi Ji will brighten that up Wednesday at 1 p.m. EST.

The holiday staple is replaced this year by a mobile version. “Underwhelmed is an understatement,” wrote one spectator.