Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Great Ape House is home to two groups—called troops—of western
the group dynamics mimic the social and behavioral patterns of gorillas in the wild
Day by teaching visitors about our ambassador apes and sharing ways to help their wild
Day by teaching visitors about our ambassador apes and sharing ways to help their wild
Western lowland gorilla infant Moke is becoming bolder, and with his growing confidence
When it comes to a growing western lowland gorilla infant, a lot can change in just
a small tortoise found throughout the coastal regions of the Gulf of Guinea in Western
a small tortoise found throughout the coastal regions of the Gulf of Guinea in Western
Mandarin or Yunnan newt) lives only in the mountains along a handful of rivers in western
Mandarin or Yunnan newt) lives only in the mountains along a handful of rivers in western
areas of the Amazon rainforest across southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, western
areas of the Amazon rainforest across southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, western
native ferret species, black-footed ferrets were once thought to be extinct in the wild
Lifespan Few black-footed ferrets live beyond 3-4 years of age in the wild.
Just like their wild counterparts, orangutans in zoos build cozy nests.
Just like their wild counterparts, orangutans in zoos build cozy nests.
Western lowland gorillas, however, rarely sleep in the same bed twice.
Western lowland gorillas, however, rarely sleep in the same bed twice.
the impact of amphibian chytrid fungus so they may one day be reintroduced to the wild
fungus (called Bd) so that one day, captive amphibians may be reintroduced to the wild
