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
Two new neighbors have arrived at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Meet Przewalski’s horse mother-son duo, Barbie and Cooper!
has reached out on several occasions to sniff my hand
From flamingo courtships to weekly weigh-ins for the African lions, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is buzzing with beastly activity behind the scenes!
These outings give Alice, who was hand-raised, a chance
She’s a sweet-natured, eager explorer with a taste for juicy wax worms. Meet Chiquita, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s new tamandua!
Chiquita was hand-raised, so she is very accustomed
Roads can be a dangerous challenge for terrestrial and arboreal wildlife. One scientist is trying to change that.
conservation research they are supporting through first-hand
Giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji are settling in nicely in their new home at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s ShenShuPing Campus.
He rubbed his head on the mesh near my hand before
One of the exciting challenges Bird House keepers have had to tackle during construction is how to help our birds feel “at home” even though they are living in temporary housing. The solution: bring the outdoors indoors!
Our Stanley crane, Alice, was hand-raised by keepers
Get up close to the animals of the Amazon, including turtles, sting rays, arapaima and roseate spoonbills. Or, see cutting-edge Zoo science at Amphibian Alert and the Coral Lab.
The Seal Rock Café (open seasonally) offers hand-dipped
Swing along with primate keeper Emily Bricker as she shares her stories about caring for orangutans.
When Bonnie likes a keeper, she will hand them her
