Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Hand

They also have learned that hand-rearing cubs from birth is the best way to ensure

Seven months ago today, three male red pandas—Clinger, Slash, and Shredder—were born to mother Shama and father Rusty at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
When Shama died a short time later from encephalitis, keepers stepped in and hand-raised

Bird keeper Wesley Bailey shares an update on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s success breding brown kiwi. 
Compared with other chicks that we have hand-raised in the past, the first chick

Check out the latest news and updates about cheetahs.
First Vet Exam Earlier this week, the 2-week-old cheetah cub we are temporarily hand-raising

Also, we’ve discovered that hand-reared cubs are much more likely to survive.

Get a taste of the challenges animal nutritionist Erin Kendrick faces as she formulates diets for all animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
To obtain a body score, I run my hand over an animal’s bony areas – its spine, ribs

How do animal keepers take a blood sample from an elephant or examine a big cat’s teeth? Find out how training helps keepers care for animals that they can’t share a physical space with in this update.
During training sessions, we can use hand signals and verbal cues to ask an animal

In summer 2023, Bird House keepers celebrated the arrival of orchard oriole chicks—the first hatched in human care—and Baltimore oriole chicks. Curator Sara Hallager shares an update about the team’s success. 
adult orchard orioles stopped tending to their first brood, keepers stepped in to hand-raise

Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) were working hand-in-hand

What does it take to care for an Andean bear? In March, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) staff returned to Peru—the bears’ home turf—to share their expertise.
I hid the pole in my sleeve and held the ball in my hand.