Hop into caring for and discovering new things about Bennett’s wallabies with animal keeper Esther Wray!
Our wallabies do not seem to mind the cold and I have seen them sitting out in the
An unseasonably strong storm in fall 2022 stirred up some romance between two Panamanian golden frogs. Now, Reptile Discovery Center keepers are caring for more than 400 of the couple’s golden-hued hatchlings!
Panamanian golden frogs have very smooth skin, similar to dart frogs.
Bobcats are often confused with the other three „lynx“ species, the Canadian lynx, Iberian lynx and Eurasian lynx. Bobcats are slightly smaller and live in warmer, temperate habitats. They are excellent climbers and fast sprinters.
Bobcats have facial ruffs, ear tufts, white spots near the tips of their ears and
Lions, tigers, cheetahs and bobcats – let’s play! Keepers Katy Juliano, Adri Kopp and Amber Dedrick know how to get the big cats they work with pouncing, roaring and purring for enrichment.
They have different reactions and relationships to each other and to us humans!
Working with collaborators in host countries, Smithsonian researchers strive to bring Eld’s deer off the endangered species list.
Due to expanding human populations, these forests have largely been replaced by rice
02, 2013 Sumatran tiger Update Jan 2, 2013 Image: Good news—Kavi and Damai have
Dr. Pierre Comizzoli is a reproductive cryobiologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
Our two pandas at the Zoo, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, have never successfully bred
Catch up on the latest news about the Zoo’s 7-month-old Andean bear cubs, Ian and Sean.
For the last few months, Andean bear fans have been able to watch our 7-month-old
There’s a new species at the Bird House! Animal keeper Stacy Hill gives us the rundown on the clapper rail.
Rehabbers work diligently to keep young animals as independent as possible, so they have
A recent paper by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists with the Center for Species Survival found that salamanders were larger in warmer parts of their range. The scientists also found that that body size increased significantly in places where the climate had become hotter and drier.
They have thrived in the cool, temperate climate of the Appalachian Mountains, making
