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
The Zoo has a new troop of seven monkeys! It’s a mixed-species group of guenons. Learn all about our new monkeys, and about guenons, in this Q&A with primate curator Meredith Bastian and keepers Alexandra Reddy and Elliott Rosenthal.
What species of guenons do we have here?
Siamangs are arboreal, black-furred gibbons native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatran rain and monsoon forests. They are the largest of the gibbons and use their throat sacs to vocalize, making a deep boom or high-pitched „wow“ sound.
Males have a longish tuft of hair in the genital region.
The Persian onager — also called the Asiatic wild ass, the Persian wild ass and the Persian zebra — is the largest of the four subspecies of Asiatic wild ass (the most horse-like ass species). It’s native to the desert of Iran and has a pale, sandy-red colored coat.
In addition to the dorsal stripe, onagers also have a shoulder stripe.
Leap into learning what it takes to care for some of the frogs found at Smithsonian’s National Zoo from Matt Evans, assistant curator of the Reptile Discovery Center.
I have been passionate about frogs for as long as I can remember.
Get the answers to some of the most-searched questions about the desert dwelling, big-eared fennec fox!
Why do fennec foxes have big ears?
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
30, 2014 Sumatran Tiger Update Jan 30, 2014 January’s bouts of winter weather have
Oct. 24 is International Gibbon Day, so take a few minutes to learn all about these acrobatic apes.
Do gibbons have tails? Gibbons do not have visible, external tails.
This forest dove is known for its beautiful powder-blue coloring. The blue ground dove can be found throughout the humid tropical regions of the Americas, where it lives year-round.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Males and females have different
Is she or isn’t she? Excitement is in the air at Asia Trail, where the Zoo’s 5-year-old female sloth bear, Remi, may be expecting a cub! To monitor her for potential cub development, keepers are training Remi to voluntarily participate in ultrasounds. In this Q&A, animal keeper Stacey Tabellario shares some of the preparations that are taking place behind-the-scenes.
Even Niko’s eating habits have followed a similar “slow down” pattern.
