Primate keeper Melba Brown shares the latest news about 15-week-old western lowland gorilla Moke.
Moke still has nine teeth, and he picks up whatever food he can get his hands on
This Valentine’s Day (or any day!) celebrate with your beloved and 2,700 of your closest animal friends at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
Take a spin on the Conservation Carousel Hold hands and have a laugh as you climb
Western lowland gorilla Calaya recently entered her second trimester of pregnancy. Just like other members of the great ape family—including humans—gorillas experience weight gain, and some experience bouts of morning sickness.
These days, she eats all of the food she can get her hands on, even if it is someone
How big does a “weeble-wobble” have to be to withstand the strength of six female Asian elephants? Over the fall 2016 semester, students at MICA, the Maryland Institute College of Art, sought to answer that question. Collaborating with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s animal care team, they designed and built an enrichment toy that would help the elephants use their natural behaviors in a new and different way.
design process is that you start with intuition and support that learning with hands
Our 7-month-old Western lowland gorilla Zahra is becoming quite the independent little lady… as long as she’s not too busy stealing food from her mother!
Nothing around Zahra is safe from her little hands!
Bornean orangutan infant Redd is 9 months old! Although he still sticks close to mom, Batang, and she keeps a watchful eye on him, he is very active and seems to enjoy exploring his surroundings.
Although he tries to climb the fire hose, his hands are too small to get a good grasp
Kavi could not have been in better hands.
Since her birth last May, our baby western lowland gorilla, Zahra, has grown and changed so much. Read the latest #GorillaStory update from keeper Carly Hornberger.
She is very curious and will inspect and taste everything she can get her hands on
Emperor tamarins are small monkeys native to the southwest Amazon Basin. They are easily identified by their long, white whiskers that look like a mustache.
Like all tamarins, emperor tamarins have narrow hands with non-opposable thumbs.
Prairie dogs are a keystone species that provides disturbance in North American grasslands through grazing, burrowing, and clipping. This behavior shapes the habitat of countless prairie residents, including grassland birds.
ensure we don’t lead predators back to the nest, like covering the scent on our hands
