The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial found north of Mexico. It has a long, hairless, prehensile tail, a robust body and short legs with sharp claws.
Sheet Conservation Meet the Animals Physical Description Virginia opossums 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.
This beautifully black-and-white streaked warbler is a migratory bird of the Americas. It can be found singing its high-pitched song as it travels from its warm wintering grounds of Central and northern South America up to the forested breeding grounds of eastern North America.
Males and females can be difficult to tell apart; however, females have white cheeks
Pallas’ cats live in dry, rocky areas throughout Central Asia. They rely on camouflage and their low-slung bodies to hunt and to hide from predators.
Sheet Conservation Meet the Animals Physical Description Pallas’s cats have
The sitatunga is a swamp-dwelling antelope native to Africa. Its splayed feet make it an accomplished swimmer. Sitatungas spend the hottest parts of the day resting in the shade of reeds on platforms of dried plants, which they build themselves by circling and trampling on vegetation.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Sitatunga have a slightly hunched
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
They’re sweet, outgoing and always in the mood for food. Meet Scarlet, Xena and Taizong, the new red pandas at our Front Royal, Virginia, campus!
They also have something in common with squid!
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.
March 04, 2017 Bei Bei is Weaning People who have been watching the panda cams
Smithsonian scientists are pioneering low-cost, high-impact reproductive technology to offset the effects of climate change on coral reefs.
To date, CSS coral researchers have produced coral from frozen banks that are setting
The Panamanian golden frog is a tiny, brightly colored, frog-like toad native to the rainforests and cloud forests of Panama, though it is extinct in the wild. Its bright coloration warns predators of its overwhelming toxicity.
Both male and female Panamanian golden frogs have similar coloration and patterns
