On Peru’s pacific coastline, where desert meets sea, lives one of the least studied
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
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.
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
The Guam rail (ko’ko’) is a flightless but fast-running bird with a narrow body adapted for running through thick marsh grass, weeds and underbrush. It was once considered extinct in the wild, but populations have been established through reintroductions on Rota and Cocos Island near Guam.
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
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.
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
Slow down with Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s three southern two-toed sloths. Keeper Kara Ingraham works with Athena and Vlad in the Small Mammal House, and keeper Denny Charlton tends to Howie in Amazonia. Find out what it takes to care for these unique animals!
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
Intelligent, social, hardy animals, donkeys have been domesticated for their milk, strength and companionship for more than 6,000 years.
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
In honor of National Zookeeper Week, we’re recognizing some of the dedicated professionals who go above and beyond for the animals in our care!
Panda Cam See the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Giant Pandas — Bao Li and Qing Bao — live
