Scurry into the Small Mammal House and get up close with animals like sand cats, golden lion tamarins and naked mole-rats.
Image: Bennett’s wallaby Image: Black-footed ferret Image: Brush-tailed
The world’s most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.
Native Habitat Lions inhabit a wide range of habitats, from open plains to thick brush
Lesser kudu are striking striped antelope native to the dry lands of northeastern Africa. Once gravely threatened by the rinderpest virus, their numbers are now rebounding.
The calf will lay concealed by surrounding brush while its mother forages for food
For Asian elephant keepers, working among the giants of the animal kingdom entails training, enriching and caring for the Zoo’s multi-generational herd, as well as contributing to research and educating visitors about the conservation of this endangered species.
In this photo, keepers use a bristly brush to wash Ambika, our eldest elephant.
Join us in wishing a very happy hatchday to our Komodo dragon, Murphy! Our calm, laid-back lizard turns 25 years old today.
He also gets scrubbed down with a stiff bristled brush while we are doing anything
Bobcats are often confused with the other three „lynx“ species, the Canadian lynx, Iberian lynx and Eurasian lynx. Bobcats are slightly smaller and live in warmer, temperate habitats. They are excellent climbers and fast sprinters.
The bobcat’s black-spotted, brown coat blends in well with the rocks, brush and other
The lesser kudu family is growing up! Kushukuru turned 2 years old Jan. 12, and Toba turned 1 year old in October 2020. Find out what’s happening with the lesser kudu in this Q&A.
We can clean his ears, brush him, apply medicine when needed and do hoof trims a
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.
The mother will leave the herd to give birth in heavy brush.
The loggerhead shrike is a songbird slightly smaller than a robin. Despite its small stature, the behaviors of a shrike reflect those of a raptor. It is commonly known as the „butcherbird“ or „thorn bird“ for its habit of impaling prey on sharp objects, such as thorns and barbed wire fences.
When trees or shrubs are lacking, loggerhead shrikes will also nest in brush piles
National Bison Day is the first Saturday in November and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has a big reason to celebrate these iconic animals! Wallow in the autumn leaves with the Zoo’s bison, Lucy and Gally, and animal keeper Regina Bakely, as she shares her stories and the institution’s history of caring for American bison.
heavy studded rubber mats attached to posts and walls, and an upcycled car wash brush
