The Smithsonian National Zoological Park or the National Zoo is one of America's oldest zoos and a member of the Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum and research complex globally. It was founded in 1889 to provide leadership in science, animal care, education, visitor experience and sustainability.
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park has two campuses: one, a 163-acre park in northwest Washington, D.C., and the other, a 3,200-acre Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia.
These two campuses have over 2,000 animals of 400 species of which one-fifth are endangered. Usually, these species are exhibited at Rock Creek Park campus where you can see giant pandas, big cats, Asian elephants, birds, great apes, insects, reptiles, amphibians, aquatic animals and small mammals, apart from about 40 endangered species ...
Read more about the Smithsonian National Zoological Park
>