A lifelong goal to save animals led Smithsonian fellow Molly Corder to find ways to protect critically endangered black rhinos from extinction threats.
conservation research they are supporting through first-hand
Long-billed curlew are shorebirds that spend their summers breeding in the grasslands of Montana. Smithsonian ecologists are equipping them with GPS trackers to learn more about their movements.
Image: With hand motions, they direct us left
In August 2019, Reptile Discovery Center keeper Matt Neff embarked on a trip that took him across the Pacific Ocean to learn about enrichment, husbandry and breeding for the second-largest salamander species on earth: the Japanese giant salamander. Check out photos and notes from his trip!
Seeing their habitat and breeding grounds first-hand
Does an animal’s personality play a role on whether it will survive in the wild? Researchers are using a surprising clue to find out: poop.
than sitting in the sagebrush with binoculars in hand
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, two animals that are red and white and beloved by everyone made their debut on Asia Trail! Meet Nutmeg and her son, Jackie, who came to the Zoo from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in December.
Nutmeg, on the other hand, is a bit more subdued and
They’re bossy, playful and always in the mood for food—meet Lucy and Gally, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s new American Bison!
Eventually, they took food from our hand and voluntarily
A family meal among prairie dogs, the soothing sounds of a cheetah’s purr and a Pride cake fit for a giant panda. As summer kicks off at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, we’re sharing some moments from June that sparked joy.
human is in close proximity, but 8-year-old Gat was hand-raised
Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its “spice” back?
Conservation Project, we need to have live prey on hand
Training tigers to show their teeth and preening prickly porcupines is all in a day’s work for keeper Dell Guglielmo!
We will hand feed each porcupine his or her leaf-eater
There’s no better way to celebrate World Gorilla Day than with our adorable animal ambassador, Zahra! Keeper Lynne McMahan shares some of her favorite moments in this Q+A.
Even when we try to hand her bits of food, Calaya swoops
