There are two new (adorable) kids on the block at American Trail! The team welcomed California sea lion pup Charger and North American beaver Poplar to their new homes at Smithsonian’s National Zoo this past summer.
her keepers, though the team is making great progress and have even successfully hand-fed
A new #GorillaStory has begun! Get the latest update on our 4-week-old western lowland gorilla, Zahra, from primate keeper Valerie Schultz.
Sometimes, she will bark softly or push Moke’s hand away.
From scorching deserts to freezing oceans, birds have developed incredible methods for regulating their body temperatures.
A Helping Hand From wild species in your neighborhood to those that live in the
The sliminess on amphibians is more than just goop—it’s how these animals survive. A scientist and intern from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation Genomics explains.
seemed, except for one big beefy-looking moss frog who knocked a swab out of my hand
Often described as resembling children’s teddy bears, pygmy slow lorises have large, round, forward-facing eyes. Their small size makes them almost invisible in dense forests.
They can walk along branches hand over foot and even stand up on their back feet
Smithsonian graduate fellow Johnny Stutzman shares how mentors can mold a scientific career in our latest Focus on the Future.
post-doctoral fellows and the conservation research they are supporting through first-hand
On March 30, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Zoo Neighborhood Council (ZNC) held its first meeting of 2023.
additional screening during peak visitation days, including a thorough but speedy hand-check
The cool new couple at Gibbon Ridge are smart, sweet and specialize in singing duets — meet siamangs Adi and Guntur!
Guntur, on the other hand, is very patient and will calmly wait.
Spending your days with a herd of bison is an idyllic way to pass a summer. I would know, because most of my days from May to August were spent observing the behaviors of a herd of about 300 bison in Montana.
On an average day, we would head out to find the herd of bison, binoculars in hand
show his new keepers what Guntur has been trained to do and show them what the hand
