Meet Henderson and Kingston—two white-eared titi monkeys that live in Amazonia’s rainforest habitat! Get to know them in this Q&A with animal keeper Donna Stockton.
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to two new regally mustachioed monkeys.
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
The Amazonia Exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is buzzing with a current from a brand-new Electric Fishes Demonstration Lab, opening Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. The multisensory lab is home to a 5-foot-long electric eel, capable of generating up to 800 volts of electricity, four black ghost knifefish, more than a dozen bluntnose knifefish and three elephant-nose knifefish.
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
Video Visitors seeking to inject a jolt of fun into their trip to the Smiths
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
After five days of public voting and just under 25,000 votes, the baby western lowland gorilla is named Zahra [ZAH-rah], which means “beautiful flower” in Swahili.
Central Africa Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea
Primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., are making preparations for the highly anticipated birth of a critically endangered western lowland gorilla.
Central Africa Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea
For the first time in nine years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is making preparations for the highly anticipated birth of a critically endangered western lowland gorilla.
Central Africa Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea
Get to know the Zoo’s hawk-headed parrot, Boomer, in this Q&A with animal keeper Hilary Colton.
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
With a sleek, eel-like body and beady eyes, the aquatic caecilian is quite an unusual amphibian. In this Q&A, animal keeper Denny Charlton shares some of his favorite fun facts about these wiggly wonders.
January 31, 2020 New at the Zoo: Guinea Pigs
For the first time in nine years, primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are celebrating the birth of a male western lowland gorilla.
Central Africa Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea
