More footage from the National Zoo, where Baraka and the other gorillas got involved in a bit of a dust-up!

Meet Petey, a rottweiler/basset hound mix, and Ruby, a goldendoodle. They are part of the pack veteran dogwalker Johan Amaya has brought for an average, mid-afternoon run at Walter Pierce Dog Park. Walter Pierce is one of the few official such parks in D.C. There are lots of unofficial ones, of course: Rock Creek Park, [...]

Some very special footage from our visit to the National Zoo.

Shirley Buzzard, 67, arrived early for her volunteer shift at the National Zoo's reptile house. She likes to grab a coffee and check out the Great Ape House, or maybe the pandas, before her three-hour stint with snakes. The snakes are her favorite—the retired anthropologist has loved them since she was 10.
She also likes feeding [...]

For those looking for nonaverage activity at the National Zoo today, there is one can't-miss destination: the Great Ape House. First, there's the newest adorable zoo baby, the tiny gorilla born Jan. 11 and recently discovered to be female. (She is yet unnamed while the zoo works up the requisite lather among the faithful, who [...]

A cleaning crew inadvertently let Lucy, an Australian shepherd/husky mix, loose from her basement apartment in Mount Pleasant. Her owners, Dan Wood and his girlfriend, Sarah Darnell, have since papered D.C. with posters. The posters urge people to call immediately, as "Lucy is shy." But today, 15 days since she started her adventure, Lucy is [...]

Zookeepers, as a rule, watch animals.
But on this morning, Gil Myers, an animal keeper on the Asia Trail, came out to watch people watch animals. That's because one of Myers' jobs is to determine "the best time" for people to view the animals. Myers marks down the critical information on a clipboard.
And why are the [...]

On the Asia Trail, the only active animal in sight is the fishing cat, who is cruising around his exhibit.
This week, the red pandas, however, have been the main attraction at this part of the National Zoo. That's because the female, Shama, is ovulating, which only happens once a year. She and her frisky new [...]