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Sand cats are a small, solitary cat native to deserts in Africa and Asia. – Superbly adapted to life in the desert, they can live without water, run on shifting sand
Sand cats have a broad head with large eyes and low-set ears.
With their big ears, wide eyes and furry paws, sand cats may look adorable… but they – Sand cats are the only members of the cat family that live exclusively in desert
Can sand cats survive without water?
Biologist Kenton Kerns and keeper Maria Montgomery share the scoop on the Zoo’s sand
What’s the coolest fact about sand cats?
Scurry into the Small Mammal House and get up close with animals like sand cats,
(winter) Scurry into the Small Mammal House and get up close with animals like sand
Elephants playfully roll in sand dunes.
Elephants playfully roll in sand dunes.
Get the answers to some of the most-searched questions about the desert dwelling, big-eared fennec fox!
It uses those big ears to listen for sounds of prey in the sand.
Hi, my name is Marie Galloway. I am the elephant manager here at National Zoo. Those of you that have been following our website for a long time might remember me from the „Moving In“ blog. I wrote updates in 2010 when the elephants were moving into the new Elephant Trails Phase 1 exhibit.
Another addition that is not so obvious is a new sand delivery.
Semipalmated plovers are small, plump shorebirds with a short bill, long orangish legs, and a single black „necklace“ of feathers. They travel across North America each year to their remote sub-Arctic nesting grounds.
Native Habitat They nest in sand or gravel ridges, beaches, or dry vegetated ground
Do you wonder what the world looks like from an animal’s point of view? While visiting a zoo, have you ever looked at an object placed in an exhibit, a log or toy, for instance, and wondered why it was there?
morning of baths, breakfast, and pedicures, our elephants dust themselves with sand
August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with stories and fun facts about this endearing—and critically endangered—species.
If one of her treats falls in the sand, keepers risk receiving the side-eye.
