Raise your trunks for the world’s largest land mammal: the elephant! Find out how animal keeper, Rebecca Riley, cares for Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd.
(This photo was taken prior to spring 2020; since then, animal care staff have been
The keepers at Zoorasia in Yokohama have been great about keeping us posted on how
We’re leaping for joy and celebrating World Lemur Day at Smithsonian’s National Zoo! This special holiday—which takes place the last Friday in October—is the perfect occasion for learning all about our lemur friends.
Unlike other primates, such as monkeys, apes and humans, prosimians usually have
The lions have discovered that if you whack a beer keg against a cement wall hard
Persian onagers are an amazing species! And even though they are not one of the iconic species that you may know, as someone who gets to care for them and spend time with them every day, let me tell you just how amazing they are.
If you want to understand why onagers are so cool, you have to understand where they
Also called the Moholi bushbaby, southern lesser galagos are small, tree-dwelling members of the primate family that can be found throughout forested savannah areas of southern Africa. They rely on their huge eyes, strong hands and long tails to move quickly through the trees at nighttime.
They have large, gray ears and short snouts with a white strip between their eyes
Japanese giant salamanders are the second-largest salamander species in the world. These long-lived amphibians lurk in Japan’s rocky, fast-flowing streams.
Some appear quite dark, while others have lighter patches of browns.
Stories about amphibians don’t always end with “happily ever after,” but scientists around the globe, including Brian Gratwicke at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, are working together to rewrite frogs’ fate.
The frogs that have co-evolved with this fungus are less likely to have severe impacts
Echo’s 6.5-month-old cheetah cubs’ world is growing, just as they are all growing stronger and larger too. Catch the full cubdate from biologist Adrienne Crosier.
Amber Dedrick Image: Echo’s 6.5-month-old cheetah cubs‘ have recently learned
Amani’s two male cubs are one month old, ready to play and are back making appearances on the Cheetah Cub Cam! Read on to find out just how mobile these cubs are and don’t miss two adorable videos of them playing.
Lucky Cheetah Cub Cam viewers may have witnessed the cubs wrestling last week in
