American Trail is the place where Zoo visitors can get their feet wet while learning about California sea lions, red wolves, bald eagles, brown pelicans and beavers.
The Zoo strives to model conservation best practices in everyday operations — whether
It’s time for an update on our sloth bear cub, Remi! Animal keepers Mindy Babitz and Stacey Tabellario tell us that since making her yard debut in May, Remi has been busy behind-the-scenes getting to know the other bears on Asia Trail.
bears so we’re hoping he and Remi will become friends and he can be a good role model
Crash into May with black rhinos! Dr. Francesca Vitali is a wildlife veterinarian and Morris Animal Foundation postdoctoral fellow with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Global Health Program. She is currently working with our Smithsonian partners in Kenya to help conserve Eastern black rhino populations.
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Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest of all 13 otter species and are native to Asia. Well adapted to life in the water, these social, intelligent animals spend a majority of their time on land.
Plan program was established for the Asian small-clawed otter, to be used as a model
The Guam rail (ko’ko’) is a flightless but fast-running bird with a narrow body adapted for running through thick marsh grass, weeds and underbrush. It was once considered extinct in the wild, but populations have been established through reintroductions on Rota and Cocos Island near Guam.
proved to be successful—as evidence of breeding has been observed—and will provide a model
Every Zoo animal receives special care, but some need a little extra support to keep them healthy and active.
ground hornbill in the museum’s collection, exhibit specialists rendered a 3-D model
In June, SCBI scientists and partners fitted the ossicones of 11 reticulated giraffes with GPS collars that send hourly data to researchers via satellite.
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The holiday season and new year were an exciting time for the Zoo’s 9-month-old western lowland gorilla, Moke! Read the latest keeper update.
nice to know that Moke is seeing Kojo as an approachable silverback—another role model
using state of the art satellite remote sensing data and novel species distribution models
using state of the art satellite remote sensing data and novel species distribution models
Fleming focuses on developing complementary mathematical models, statistical analyses
Fleming focuses on developing complementary mathematical models, statistical analyses
