Smithsonian National Zoo's animal moments

The Smithsonian National Zoological Park hosts popular animal exhibits that regularly generate widely shared photos and videos, including viral clips of giant pandas, lions, and elephants. The zoo's giant panda cub Bao Bao, born in 2013, attracted extensive media and social-media attention during her infancy and departure to China in 2017. Visitor-shot footage and official zoo livestreams of animal births and feedings have repeatedly circulated across social platforms.