Emperor tamarins are small monkeys native to the southwest Amazon Basin. They are easily identified by their long, white whiskers that look like a mustache.
Like all tamarins, emperor tamarins have narrow hands with non-opposable thumbs.
Native to the tropical forests of South America, cotton-top tamarins are small, tree-dwelling monkeys. Their signature white mane hairstyle is fashionable and functional. When on alert, these monkeys will raise the hair on their heads in an attempt to look larger.
To mark their territory, individuals will urinate on their hands and spread their
Our newest member of the wallaby mob at the Small Mammal House has been named! Meet Winton in this keeper Q&A.
They put their front hands down, put their tail down, and swing their hind legs forward
What animal can rotate its head 180 degrees, has ears that function like satellites and marks its territory (and members of its social group) with urine? Meet our southern lesser galago brothers, Mopani and Damara!
They will also wipe their hands on other galagoes in their social group, which helps
Critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs are native only to Madagascar, where they live in trees and are most active during the day.
Not all individuals have the same black and white markings, but their hands, feet
Norway rats, also called brown rats, are foragers that can survive on a wide range of food, which has helped them successfully spread across the world.
Rats use their whiskers much in the same way humans use their hands to feel and sense
The Reptile Discovery Center team is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter. The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx, moved into his new habitat Dec. 10.
“Our plan is to be very hands on, so we can hopefully end up with a pretty chill
Gray tree frogs are large, arboreal species common throughout much of the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. They have highly adapted toe tips for climbing and change color based on their temperature and activity.
The gray tree frog has webbed hands and feet.
Follow a day in the life of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda keepers as they care for Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei.
Depending on how messy the bears were overnight and how many hands we have to help
Oct. 24 is International Gibbon Day, so take a few minutes to learn all about these acrobatic apes.
strong as their great ape cousins, but their powerful arms, along with hook-like hands
