Oct. 24 is International Gibbon Day, so take a few minutes to learn all about these acrobatic apes.
strong as their great ape cousins, but their powerful arms, along with hook-like hands
Follow a day in the life of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda keepers as they care for Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei.
Depending on how messy the bears were overnight and how many hands we have to help
Norway rats, also called brown rats, are foragers that can survive on a wide range of food, which has helped them successfully spread across the world.
Rats use their whiskers much in the same way humans use their hands to feel and sense
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies. Native to the Congo Basin, the western lowland gorilla is a quiet, peaceful and nonaggressive animal threatened by disease and poaching.
knuckle-walk, supporting their weight on the third and fourth digits of their curled hands
Gray tree frogs are large, arboreal species common throughout much of the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. They have highly adapted toe tips for climbing and change color based on their temperature and activity.
The gray tree frog has webbed hands and feet.
The Reptile Discovery Center team is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter. The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx, moved into his new habitat Dec. 10.
“Our plan is to be very hands on, so we can hopefully end up with a pretty chill
Nearly one-third of all amphibian species globally are at risk of going extinct. While the global amphibian crisis is the result of habitat loss, climate change and pollution, the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus plays a large role in the frogs‘ disappearances.
representing the very last best hope for their species, rapidly vanishing at the hands
Sept. 24 is World Gorilla Day, and we are celebrating with an update on our 2-year-old, Moke, and his troop!
Showing his hands, arms, feet, legs, ears and back on cue allows us to check for
Our lemurs celebrated their birthdays April 6 with a gorgeous cherry blossom-themed cake! Get the story behind the celebration from primate keeper Emily Bricker.
As they forage for fruits and flowers, pollen sticks to their noses, hands and fur
Meet the lemur leaf frog! These attractive amphibians—best known for their big, beautiful eyes—are critically endangered. The good news? Reptile Discovery Center keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are working to save them from extinction.
Another great way to help is to get your hands dirty!
