From salamanders to siamangs, all Zoo animals receive veterinary care… and sometimes, that includes medicine. Find out how keepers and veterinarians give animals medicine in this update.
Do you have any pets at home — a dog or cat, maybe even some fish or a bird?
She has caught several wild ducks that have foolishly strayed into her yard.
The Smallwood’s anole is a green lizard with blue spots. It is native to Cuba, where it spends time hunting the trees for insects, grubs and frogs.
They are typically deep-green and may have blue spots.
Red-rumped agoutis are members of the rodent family similar in appearance to Guinea pigs, but larger and with longer legs. Endemic to South America, they are the only mammals within their native range able to open the husk of a Brazil nut, which makes them vital to the region’s ecosystem.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Red-rumped agoutis have coarse,
Celebrate the Fourth of July with one of America’s most precious national treasures: the black-footed ferret! SCBI carnivore keeper Vicki Lake shares the story of mom Potpie and her six kits as they grow, play and prepare to help save their species from extinction.
BFF kit cam SCBI If you have watched our black-footed ferret mom Potpie
The northern copperhead is a large, venomous snake found across the eastern United States in terrestrial and semiaquatic habitats. This copper-colored snake has an unmarked head and chestnut brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands along its body.
Even newborn copperheads have fully functional fangs capable of injecting venom that
Leaf-tailed geckos are nocturnal, forest-dwelling lizards endemic to Madagascar and its oceanic islands. Their bodies are long and flattened, and they are known for their leaf-like tails.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Leaf-tailed geckos have long, flat
How do you create a menu that is pleasing to the palates of giant pandas, flamingos and fishing cats?
Image: You may have never stepped foot into the Commissary, but if you’ve ever
The Eld’s deer, also known as the brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species indigenous to Southeast Asia. The species was discovered in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838 by Lieutenant Percy Eld, a British officer.
Stags tend to have darker coloring than hinds and possess a thick mane of long hair
There seems to be a favorite in the naked mole-rat colony.
It is not uncommon for naked mole-rats to have bloody skirmishes or aggressive encounters
