Ecologist Andy Boyce discovered a lobster fossil near his field site in Montana,
underneath I thought I could see regular, raised bands about 5 inches long — a possible fossil
In June, we’re celebrating World Ocean Month! Learn about some of the amazing aspects of corals and how they shape our world.
While their ancestors’ fossil record extends back 550 million years, the first true
Grevy’s zebras are the largest zebra species. They have thicker stripes and bigger ears than other zebras. They are also the most threatened. Fewer than an estimated 2,500 remain in the wild.
Fossils found in China and Uzbekistan, as well as a two million-year-old fossil found
Twenty-three years after being declared “extinct in the wild”, the scimitar-horned oryx has made a remarkable comeback. Smithsonian ecologist Katherine Mertes shares how the species reached the turning point.
collars on oryx living at the Zoo’s research campus in Front Royal, Virginia and Fossil
Celebrate International Zebra Day by learning all about the largest of these striped equids: the Grevy’s zebra!
Fossils discovered in China and Uzbekistan, as well as a 2-million-year-old fossil
They’re sweet, outgoing and always in the mood for food. Meet Scarlet, Xena and Taizong, the new red pandas at our Front Royal, Virginia, campus!
Ganame: Fossil fuels are fueling climate change.
How can you tell if a cheetah is pregnant? Researchers are developing a noninvasive test for felids, which could ensure more healthy, successful births.
Maryland’s Mass Spectrometry Facility White Oak Conservation Wildlife Safari The Wilds Fossil
Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are celebrating the birth of a female Przewalski’s (Cha-VAL-skee) horse—the first to be born via artificial insemination. The foal’s birth on July 27 signals a huge breakthrough for the survival of this species.
SCBI and The Wilds are members of C2S2, along with Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, White
One of only two species of cranes native to North America, the sandhill crane is an impressively large bird that can be identified by its bright red forehead and long neck. Once nearly extinct east of the Mississippi River, their populations have rebounded thanks to dedicated conservation efforts. In the winter months, they form huge colonies sometimes numbering in the tens of thousands.
Fossil records show that sandhill cranes have been around for nearly 2.5 million
Seasons creepings! This Halloween, get to know some animals who don’t deserve to have such fearsome reputations… and some that you might not want to encounter alone on a moonlit night.
Because if there’s any animal that can be called a living fossil, it’s a horseshoe
