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
Get to know our red pandas’ personalities and insider tips on the best times to spot them from Asia Trail keeper Mariel Lally.
Chris-Anne, on the other hand, has a paler face and very blonde hips!
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
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.
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
A „surprise“ spider tortoise hatchling arrived July 5 at the Reptile Discovery Center! Get the scoop from assistant curator Matt Evans.
Even though we did not observe egg laying or hatching first hand, there were some
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
What makes (or breaks) a coral’s ability to survive rising sea temperatures? It’s a puzzling predicament, and scientists are hoping coral nurseries can help crack the code.
Most are small enough to easily fit in the palm of my hand.
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
