Goats are versatile, domesticated animals kept for meat, milk and fiber. They are intelligent, social and difficult to herd. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo exhibits Nigerian dwarf goats.
female dwarf goat, to 250 pounds (113.5 kg) and 42 inches (106.7 cm) in height for Indian
Smithsonian ecologists worked with American Prairie Reserve staff to fit bison with GPS ear tags. Their movement study will help researchers understand how bison move and use the landscape at the Reserve in Montana.
Some bison, however, would be heading to new locations, such as the Fort Belknap Indian
American bison are North America’s largest terrestrial animals. Millions once roamed the grasslands and prairies of the Great Plains, but today the bison population survives primarily in conservation herds.
slaughtered many bison in an organized effort to destroy the livelihood of Plains Indians
Animal keeper Kyle Miller leaps into his experience caring for Cuban crocodiles!
of animals — from snakes, iguanas and turtles to four crocodilian species: the Indian
The world’s most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.
Except for a small population of the Indian lion subspecies that remains in the Gir
Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and one of the few species that significantly change their environment. By building dams, which form slow-moving ponds and reduce erosion, they provide habitat and resources for dozens of other species.
Wars, including the French and Indian War, were even fought over access to beaver
