Eight-week-old Allen’s swamp monkey Zawadi is on the move. Over the past few weeks, biologist Becky Malinsky has watched the baby—whose name means „gift“ in Swahili—become more independent.
On the other hand, the males of both species have not shown much interest in interacting
Happy salamander Saturday! This annual holiday honoring these amazing amphibians takes place on the first Saturday in May. To celebrate, we’re counting down animal keeper Matt Neff’s top six favorite salamander facts! Stop by the Reptile Discovery Center’s Jewels of Appalachia exhibit to see these awesome amphibians up close.
Salamanders can give you a hand—and grow theirs back.
When it comes to husbandry training, giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is a quick learner (and a very good boy)!
To give the cue, keeper Mariel holds her hand in front of his face and points her
There’s a new tiger in town! Meet Pavel, a 10-year-old Amur tiger who lives at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Great Cats habitat.
Sumatran tigers, on the other hand, are found furthest south and don’t need to pack
In December 2020, Smithsonian’s Conservation and Biology Institute’s cheetah breeding program celebrated a decade of success. Take a look at the top five most spot-acular accomplishments over the years!
Keepers had to hand-raise Nick for 13 days before they could foster him with the
Focus on the Future is a series that seeks to highlight the early career scientists who conduct research at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
post-doctoral fellows and the conservation research they are supporting through first-hand
All four red panda pairs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., successfully bred and had cubs this year. Of the 10 cubs, more born at SCBI than any other year, seven have survived.
One cub was stillborn; the other is being hand-reared to increase chances of survival
Meet our moo-velous cattle: Holstein Magnolia (a.k.a. Maggie) and Hereford Willow! These charming cows are also incredibly intelligent—they have learned medical behaviors that enable our animal care team to closely monitor their health.
given training session, we use a combination of verbal cues, training tools and hand
The Zoo’s historic Bird House may be under renovation, but that has not stopped the animal care team from bringing native shorebirds, songbirds and waterfowl under their wing to establish best practices in husbandry and breeding. In the past few months, keepers celebrated many significant hatchings behind the scenes.
We are hand-raising them in a separate enclosure where they can see and hear the
Researchers in Virginia wanted to learn how common field management practices — like mowing, burning or animal grazing — affect birds that stay for the winter. They turned to local farmers and landowners for help.
Native grasses, on the other hand, tend to stand tall and maintain their structure
