Does an animal’s personality play a role on whether it will survive in the wild? Researchers are using a surprising clue to find out: poop.
can be a lot less picturesque than sitting in the sagebrush with binoculars in hand
Two new neighbors have arrived at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Meet Przewalski’s horse mother-son duo, Barbie and Cooper!
Barbie’s face briefly, and she has reached out on several occasions to sniff my hand
She’s a sweet-natured, eager explorer with a taste for juicy wax worms. Meet Chiquita, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s new tamandua!
Chiquita was hand-raised, so she is very accustomed to human attention and seems
We rounded up the animal antics and species conservation stories that made us laugh, smile and cheer in 2021. Take a look back at some of our favorite moments caught on video.
White-naped crane Walnut was hand-raised and imprinted on humans, so she never bonded
To determine if a burrow was occupied, we used hand mirrors to reflect the sun’s
In this Focus on the Future, learn how Juliana Vélez Gómez created wildlife friendly practices that benefited Colombian ranchers, while providing new opportunities for young women in science.
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.
Inti is bold, Masi is chill and Sani is shy (unless there is food around). No, they aren’t the latest reality TV divas, but the newest residents at the Zoo. An all-female herd of guinea pigs has moved in to their new digs in Amazonia.
be the bravest of the group, as she was the first to come over and eat from my hand
A lifelong goal to save animals led Smithsonian fellow Molly Corder to find ways to protect critically endangered black rhinos from extinction threats.
post-doctoral fellows and the conservation research they are supporting through first-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
