We’re leaping for joy and celebrating World Lemur Day at Smithsonian’s National Zoo! This special holiday—which takes place the last Friday in October—is the perfect occasion for learning all about our lemur friends.
On the other hand, if its nose is pointed, it’s probably a prosimian!
Try not to get ’swamped‘ with these bite-sized facts about American alligators and their crocodilian cousins.
Historically, Wally was fed over the edge of the metal catwalk on the right hand
Behold a brunch between a sloth and a golden lion tamarin, catch a close-up of newborn black-footed ferret kits and get a glimpse of giant pandas gorging themselves on bamboo shoots. All of these events (and more) made for a memorable May at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Amazonia keeper Christina Castiglione extends her hand, inviting Sinchi (left) and
April, or Ape-ril, is a great time to recognize our apes because many of them celebrate their birthdays this month!
On the one hand, it can be difficult to get and hold his attention while he’s monitoring
The six lion cubs at the Great Cats Exhibit are growing fast and their husbandry training sessions are in full swing! Parents Luke, Naba and Shera have their paws full with the rambunctious cubs—but it’s our animal care team’s challenge to care for the entire pride.
These are the first steps towards hand-injections!
There are only 135 Guam kingfishers in the world, but scientists around the world are working to change that by breeding the species for release in the near future.
To help, we plan to hand-rear one chick while they raise the other.
Fall is upon us, which means that it’s a great time to visit the Great Cats exhibit to see our African lions in action! When the temperature is between 45 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit, the cats are at their most frisky.
The boys, on the other hand, have very distinguishing features, so it can be easier
Smithsonian ecologists worked with American Prairie Reserve staff to fit bison with GPS ear tags. Their movement study will help researchers understand how bison move and use the landscape at the Reserve in Montana.
The chute system can be seen in the upper left-hand corner, the portion that resembles
Celebrate giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji’s birthday—and Zoo Guardians’ first anniversary—with giant panda keeper and real-life Zoo Guardian, Nicole MacCorkle!
Mei Xiang, on the other hand, will rub pumpkin spice all over her ears!
On Father’s Day weekend, Shera’s four cubs made their big debut at the Great Cats exhibit! Now, visitors can see the whole pride every day between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weather permitting. Animal keeper Rebecca Stites gives us the latest update on the cubs.
open their mouths for inspection with a flashlight, and position their bodies for hand-injected
