Leap into learning what it takes to care for some of the frogs found at Smithsonian
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The largest canid in South America, the maned wolf looks like a fox, is called a wolf and is closely related to neither. Maned wolves primarily eat small animals, fruits and vegetables.
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Love is in the air for the Zoo’s Sumatran tigers, Sparky and Damai! Their relationship, says keeper Dell Guglielmo, has been blossoming ever since the pair was introduced last September.
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Prehensile-tailed porcupines, also called coendous, are one of 12 species of New World porcupines. They are native to South America, where they live in trees and eat fruits.
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Mothers are not only our first friends, they are also our first teachers. In August, our wonderful cheetah mother Echo was busy teaching her 4.5-month-old cubs vocalizations.
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Get the answers to some of the most-searched questions about the desert dwelling, big-eared fennec fox!
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They’re goofy, sweet and superstars at training — meet Ronnie and Bradley, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s siamangs! These apes may be small in stature, but their endearing personalities (and booming calls) make their presence felt far beyond Gibbon Ridge.
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Native to the grasslands and savannas of Africa, the bat-eared fox is known for its distinctive large ears. This carnivore specializes in eating insects, relying on its exceptional hearing to locate termites underground.
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The red wolf is a critically endangered canine native to the southeastern United States. Highly intelligent and sociable animals, red wolves were once abundant throughout their native range, but habitat loss and persecution by humans drove this species to the brink of extinction in the 20th century.
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Fennec foxes are the smallest of the canids and live in deserts and arid regions of Africa and Arabia. They have extraordinarily large ears, which help them hunt at night.
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