As animals age, they have more health care needs. Fortunately, our lions are eager to participate in training that helps us care for them!
When we say, “line up,” and move our hands along their enclosures, the lions lay
What animal can rotate its head 180 degrees, has ears that function like satellites and marks its territory (and members of its social group) with urine? Meet our southern lesser galago brothers, Mopani and Damara!
They will also wipe their hands on other galagoes in their social group, which helps
Critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs are native only to Madagascar, where they live in trees and are most active during the day.
Not all individuals have the same black and white markings, but their hands, feet
Follow a day in the life of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda keepers as they care for Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei.
Depending on how messy the bears were overnight and how many hands we have to help
Nearly one-third of all amphibian species globally are at risk of going extinct. While the global amphibian crisis is the result of habitat loss, climate change and pollution, the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus plays a large role in the frogs‘ disappearances.
representing the very last best hope for their species, rapidly vanishing at the hands
One year ago, our Primate team celebrated the much anticipated birth of a western lowland gorilla: Zahra!
If Zahra could get her hands on a food item, she would try it.
Our lemurs celebrated their birthdays April 6 with a gorgeous cherry blossom-themed cake! Get the story behind the celebration from primate keeper Emily Bricker.
As they forage for fruits and flowers, pollen sticks to their noses, hands and fur
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to over a dozen species of primates. The homestead for the Zoo’s gorillas and orangutans is the Great Ape House.
With their long arms and hands, these primates are adapted to moving fast high in
The Reptile Discovery Center team is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter. The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx, moved into his new habitat Dec. 10.
“Our plan is to be very hands on, so we can hopefully end up with a pretty chill
Gray tree frogs are large, arboreal species common throughout much of the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. They have highly adapted toe tips for climbing and change color based on their temperature and activity.
The gray tree frog has webbed hands and feet.
