Get the answers to frequently asked questions about giant panda Bei Bei’s departure from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
Although Bei Bei’s current keepers speak to him in English, during training they use hand
Read on for some of the most frequently asked questions about Bao Bao’s departure.
Although Bao Bao’s current keepers speak to her in English, during training they use hand
Primate keeper Melba Brown says western lowland gorilla infant Moke’s big (and often, humorous) personality is beginning to emerge.
Image: Image: Give primates a hand: which cast belongs to a gorilla, and
Moke is six months old and, for the first time, keepers observed him taking his first steps in the outdoor yard independent of his mother!
He stuck close by her side, at times touching Calaya’s hand, as he stood up, walked
In June, SCBI scientists and partners fitted the ossicones of 11 reticulated giraffes with GPS collars that send hourly data to researchers via satellite.
We’ll have this information on hand when the government asks what it can do for the
January 24 and March 2 mark our African lion cubs first birthdays! Animal keepers Kristen Clark and Rebecca Stites reveal what’s new with the cubs in the latest Q&A!
This also helps us determine who is likely to tolerate a hand-injected anesthetic
We can examine her head, brow, ears, hands, feet, back, chest, belly, arms, shoulders
exhibited a rather gruff personality and she would routinely grunt and throw her hand
Two-year-old Stanley crane Alice seems to enjoy participating in daily demonstrations with keepers and Zoo visitors. But how does she really feel about these interactions?
Her parents would reject her if we put her in their enclosure, so hand-raising Alice
Moke is 5 months old! Check out primate keeper Melba Brown’s latest update on our western lowland gorillas.
I will gently touch his head, hand, or foot and say the name of the body part as
How do you monitor disease in Asian elephants? By building their trust and teaching them to voluntarily participate in medical exams! Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into caring for our herd.
During a trunk wash, we ask an elephant to present their trunk to our hand.
