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.
As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, the pandas are spending more time in their yards. Panda keepers sometimes get asked by the visitors why we place the bamboo and enrichment items in the places that we do when we set up the yards.
dough,” nutritionists chill the mixture, shape the dough into small biscuits by hand
An ordinary-looking fish that isn’t ordinary at all, the mummichog is able to withstand vast temperature and salinity shifts as well as tolerate higher levels of pollutants and radiation than many other animals on the planet.
Size About hand-sized, mummichogs typically measure between 5 and 7 inches (12.7
La Plata three-banded armadillos, also known as southern three-banded armadillos, are the only armadillo that can curl up into a complete ball. Native to South America, they are also one of the only armadillos that are not good diggers.
all the way until their armor forms a trap that snaps closed on their predator’s hand
A 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko recently underwent treatment for skin cancer at the Zoo’s veterinary hospital.
(Smithsonian/Matt Evans) On the other hand, going straight into palliative care
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
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 Smithsonian
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.
Our 7-month-old western lowland gorilla Moke received his flu shot this month! Get the latest news on him in our keeper update.
When he is in such a mood, if I cue him to present his hand, he will present his
The American Trail welcomes California sea lion Nick to the herd, as he makes his splashy debut!
Mammal Center and because he was so young, Nick needed to be bottle-fed and was hand-raised
