In a major conservation success, 10 oriole chicks hatched at the Bird House, and the Zoo is seeking the public’s help to name them.
research university, located in Baltimore (Moore’s alma matter
Learn more about the long-billed curlew, North America’s largest shorebird.
Long-billed Curlew Species Profiles Black-bellied
Meerkats are active carnivores that live in burrows – These social animals live in groups, called mobs, with
will also eat small vertebrates, eggs and some plant matter
Cattle are important domesticated animals that provide meat and milk. Kids‘ Farm is home to a polled Hereford heifer named Rose and a Holstein heifer named Magnolia.
of hay or roughage (80 to 90 percent of total dry matter
On March 13, the newly renovated Bird House’s doors will flap open, welcoming guests with a chorus of chirps, tweets and quacks. Yes, quacks! Get to know the 11 lucky duck species in the Bird House from animal keeper Jen Ferraro.
Please note, except for the Black-bellied whistling
They live in Madagascar’s deciduous forests and primarily
diets, shifting to invertebrates and fungi when plant matter
Migratory shorebird study at North Padre Island, Texas; a major stop-over and winter destination for many, many birds.
would learn an enormous amount about their secret lives
Intelligent, social, hardy animals, donkeys have been domesticated for their milk, strength and companionship for more than 6,000 years.
flat-surfaced teeth adapted for tearing and chewing plant matter
Focus on the Future is a series that seeks to highlight the early career scientists who conduct research at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
such as the buffalo (American bison), the endangered black-footed
Put your senses to the test at the Claws and Paws Pathway! Follow your nose to the binturongs, who smell like buttered popcorn, and keep your eyes peeled for petite Pallas’s cats hiding in plain sight. Get the scoop on the Zoo’s newest residents from curator Craig Saffoe.
Their stocky body—which is covered in a bouffant of black
