Primate keeper Melba Brown says 9-week-old western lowland gorilla infant Moke is taking in all of the sights, sounds and scents around him.
If Calaya allows, Mandara will put her hand on Moke; her pleasure rumbles are plentiful
How do you get an orangutan to sit still for an electrocardiogram? All it takes is a little patience and a lot of ingenuity! The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s positive reinforcement training program enables primates to voluntarily participate in their own medical care without the need for anesthesia.
situation, if there are peanuts in play, he is dedicated and focused on the task at hand
Mayni, on the other hand, tends to hang close to mom Billie Jean and is cautious
What makes an animal a mammal? Valen-TINY mammals gives students an up-close look at mammal traits from some cute and tiny zoo animals.
to study milk samples from hundreds of different mammals, helping to make sure hand
Eight-week-old Allen’s swamp monkey Zawadi is on the move. Over the past few weeks, biologist Becky Malinsky has watched the baby—whose name means „gift“ in Swahili—become more independent.
On the other hand, the males of both species have not shown much interest in interacting
In May, our Small Mammal House team said goodbye to two beloved tamanduas: Manny and Cayenne.
Image: Southern tamanduas Manny and Cayenne eat meal worms out of their keeper’s hand
All four red panda pairs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., successfully bred and had cubs this year. Of the 10 cubs, more born at SCBI than any other year, seven have survived.
One cub was stillborn; the other is being hand-reared to increase chances of survival
Happy salamander Saturday! This annual holiday honoring these amazing amphibians takes place on the first Saturday in May. To celebrate, we’re counting down animal keeper Matt Neff’s top six favorite salamander facts! Stop by the Reptile Discovery Center’s Jewels of Appalachia exhibit to see these awesome amphibians up close.
Salamanders can give you a hand—and grow theirs back.
In December 2020, Smithsonian’s Conservation and Biology Institute’s cheetah breeding program celebrated a decade of success. Take a look at the top five most spot-acular accomplishments over the years!
Keepers had to hand-raise Nick for 13 days before they could foster him with the
Focus on the Future is a series that seeks to highlight the early career scientists who conduct research at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
post-doctoral fellows and the conservation research they are supporting through first-hand
