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National Zoological Park’s Janine Brown and a team of collaborators have just completed

Tamanduas are arboreal relatives of anteaters, whom they resemble. Native to South America, they can live in a variety of habitats and eat mainly social insects such as ants, termites and bees.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Southern tamanduas have short

By Mike Henley, Invertebrate Exhibit Keeper at the National Zoo
It is nothing short of amazing to me that these brainless animals have fine-tuned

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

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

Let’s play a game…for science! With a tap of the touch-screen computer, orangutans at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo try their memories at matching pictures. These games help scientists study the apes’ metacognition. 
For example, orangutans have to try to remember where food is located.

Enjoy these 50 facts about giant pandas in honor of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Panda 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Scientists and conservationists have worked to restore the giant panda’s habitat

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is committed to preserving Asian and African elephants—both in human care and in the wild. As part of this mission, the Zoo researches diseases that afflict elephants, such as the elephant herpesvirus, known as elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were the first to identify EEHV in 1995, following the death of our 16-month-old Asian elephant, Kumari, who was Shanthi’s first calf.
Since then, these researchers have made significant discoveries on the biology of

Hank is a year old today! Hank now weighs about 125 pounds. His favorite foods are butternut squash, peanut butter, and grapes.
Hank and Hana share the same birthday so we will have a special birthday party to

The endangered, long-tailed chinchilla is a medium-sized rodent with famously thick, beautiful fur. It is a social, matriarchal animal native to the Andes mountain range.
They have broad heads, large external ears, large black eyes with a vertical split