There’s no better activity for a fall day in D.C. than a trip to the Zoo. Crowds are smaller, days are cooler and changing leaves bring a burst of color to the park.
Have a scary good time Image: Put on your favorite costume and kick off the Halloween
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.
December 03, 2021 Favorite Fall Moments With Onagers and Oryx Have you herd . .
As the primate team celebrates Moke’s second birthday, keeper Alex Reddy reflects on the western lowland gorilla’s growing independence, bold personality and training triumphs.
Moke will investigate aspects of his habitat that other gorillas have not visited
Komodo dragons are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world and one of the few with a venomous bite. They rely heavily on their sense of smell, using their forked tongues to sample the air.
They have not been seen on the island of Padar since the 1970s.
A sloth bear cub and a seal pup by any other name would still be as sweet, but our keepers chose the perfect names for them. Our sloth bear cub is named Remi and our seal pup is named Rona!
Asia Trail keepers who have been hand-rearing our sloth bear cub chose the name Remi
In honor of National Zookeeper Week, we’re recognizing some of the dedicated professionals who go above and beyond for the animals in our care.
Lastly, they have built in daily separations between Trong Nhi and Nhi Linh, which
Golden-headed lion tamarins are named for their thick, golden manes. These endangered animals live only in Brazil and, like many tamarin species, are tree-dwelling, fruit-eating primates.
Description Golden-headed lion tamarins‘ resemble other species of tamarins; they have
How do you monitor disease in Asian elephants? By building their trust and teaching them to voluntarily participate in medical exams! Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into caring for our herd.
For three decades, we have been committed to learning everything we can about this
Representatives from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute helped lead a Giant Panda Laboratory Diagnostic International Exchange Training workshop with staff from the China Conservation & Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in November.
These workshops have trained veterinary staff from zoos and wild animal parks all
The panda team is still waiting to find out if Mei Xiang will give birth or if she is experiencing a pseudopregnancy. Giant pandas’ hormones and behavior mimic a pregnancy even if they are experiencing a pseudopregnancy.
Keepers and veterinarians have been working with Mei Xiang to make her comfortable
