Two mysterious and secretive residents recently arrived at the Reptile Discovery Center: Iranian fat-tailed geckos! Get the scoop on this rad brother-sister duo from animal keeper Sara Hasenstab.
Other geckos do not have eyelids, so they can’t blink!
Animal keeper Mariel Lally shares the fluffy scoop on caring for red pandas!
To encourage them to explore their outdoor enclosure, we have a water system that
Przewalski’s horses, critically endangered horses found in Mongolia, are the last truly wild horse. Once thought to be the ancestor to the domestic horse, they are actually distant cousins. Mitochondrial DNA suggests that they diverged from a common ancestor 500,000 years ago.
They have a yellowish-white belly and dark lower legs and zebra-like stripes behind
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.
July 2020 Grab a delicious snack with prehensile-tailed porcupine Quilliam, have
‚Hoppy‘ Amphibian Awareness Week! All week long, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be sharing stories about amazing amphibians and the scientists working to save them from extinction.
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a reptile and amphibian is?
Here at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, the carnivore team is gearing up for a very special arrival: cheetah cubs! As one of 10 facilities in the Cheetah Breeding Center Coalition, we study the behavior, biology, health and reproduction of these rare cats.
Here at SCBI, we have 26 individuals, which is a large population.
American yellow warblers are one of North America’s most widely-distributed warblers. Male members of this species are often seen singing at the tops of small trees.
Males have chestnut or brown-red streaks on their chests while females are mostly
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
Semipalmated plovers are small, plump shorebirds with a short bill, long orangish legs, and a single black „necklace“ of feathers. They travel across North America each year to their remote sub-Arctic nesting grounds.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Semipalmated plovers have
Goeldi’s monkeys are small primates with shaggy black hair, claw-like nails and long tails. They inhabit areas of the Amazon rainforest across southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, western Brazil and northern Bolivia.
They have claw-like nails on all of their digits, except for their large toes.
