Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 24, 2024. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Celebrate and look back at some of the groundbreaking discoveries and historic breakthroughs achieved by researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute over the last year.

Several inches of snowfall kept the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute closed to visitors this week. But the animals and their caretakers still had a good time!

WASHINGTON (7News) — ZooLights will return to the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Nov. 22 for its 16th year. The family-friendly winter wonderland will be open for ...