Meintest du panda?
Fowler’s toads are small and brown, gray or olive in color. They are nocturnal and range throughout the temperate parts of the eastern U.S. and parts of southeastern Canada.
Species: Anaxyrus fowleri Animal News Giant Pandas
Researchers in Virginia wanted to learn how common field management practices — like mowing, burning or animal grazing — affect birds that stay for the winter. They turned to local farmers and landowners for help.
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Keepers can learn a lot about an animal’s needs just by monitoring its weight. But how do you weigh a wiggly ferret or get a full-grown elephant onto a scale? Find out in this update from primate keeper Erin Stromberg.
Giant pandas may not measure up to elephants and Holstein
Our playful 3-month-old Hartmann’s mountain zebra colt is a bundle of energy! Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute ungulate keeper Tara Buk shares how the colt spent his summer in her latest update on our growing herd.
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Native to the Americas, the barred parakeet (also known as the lineolated parakeet) is a small, green member of the parrot family. It lives year-round in the humid tropical highland forests near the equator. Their small, green bodies make them quite difficult to spot in their native forested habitat, so they are more often heard flying overhead rather than seen.
: Bolborhynchus lineola Animal News Giant Pandas
With ruddy coats and tufted ears, caracals are incredibly striking animals. They are also the heaviest of the small African cats. These agile hunters range along the African continent, up into the Arabian Peninsula through northwest India.
Caracal caracal caracal Animal News Giant Pandas
The green aracari is a tropical bird named for its dark green back, wing and tail feathers. Its large bill is bright red, yellow and blue with a serrated edge.
Species: Pteroglossus viridis Animal News Giant Pandas
King vultures are one of the largest New World vulture, second only to condors. They range from Mexico to Argentina and feed on carrion.
Species: Sarcoramphus papa Animal News Giant Pandas
The Meller’s chameleon, sometimes called the giant one-horned chameleon, is mainland Africa’s largest chameleon species. It is bright green and yellow and, like all chameleons, can move its eyes independently.
Species: Trioceros melleri Animal News Giant Pandas
Dunlins are a medium-sized sandpiper with a slightly down-curved black bill. In North America, dunlins spend the summer breeding season in the arctic and subarctic regions, and winter along both coasts of the United States and Mexico.
Species: Calidris alpina Animal News Giant Pandas
