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.
Image: Echo’s 6.5-month-old cheetah cubs‘ have recently learned to jump on top
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
In a darkened, red-lit area of the Small Mammal House, two small, nocturnal primates explore their habitats. Naga and Pabu are the first pygmy slow lorises housed at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Get the full scoop from keepers Kara Ingraham and Ann Gutowski in this Q+A.
Pygmy slow lorises have highly specialized diets that are difficult to replicate
Their hobbies include eating, snuggling and snoozing. Follow your nose to the Small Mammal House and meet our new striped skunk brothers, Pigpen and Sauerkraut!
People often have a fear of being sprayed by skunks.
The beaver is one of North America’s greatest ecosystem engineers and conservation success stories, and we are thrilled to welcome a second beaver to the American Trail!
They have very strong front teeth, which help with chewing and eating wood.
Each August, the Black-footed Ferret Species Survival Plan assesses the entire black-footed ferret population in human care and determines where the ferrets should go next: to the wild or a breeding center! Read on to get Aspen, Swifty and Aster’s full three month update and find out which path the ferrets are on.
The males have wider and rounder heads, while the females have more pointed, elongated
In June, we’re celebrating World Ocean Month! Learn about some of the amazing aspects of corals and how they shape our world.
Like other species within Cnidaria, individual coral polyps don’t have a brain.
Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long, arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America. Learn what else makes these animals unique.
These massive fish have a distinctive feeding strategy—they “vacuum” their meals
Poison frogs, also called poison arrow and poison dart frogs, are the most brightly colored frogs in the world. They live in wet, tropical forests in Central and South America where their diet contributes to the toxins they secrete through their skin.
Poison frogs are known for their beautiful colors, and amphibians that have toxic
Let’s get ready to rumble, trumpet and stomp! Ever since Asian elephants Trong Nhi and Nhi Linh made their debut at the Elephant Trails habitat.
This means that not only do they have to think about themselves, but also they have
