True to its name, the dwarf mongoose is the smallest mongoose. In fact, it is the smallest African carnivore. It is an extremely social and territorial animal, living in packs with as many as 32 mongooses.
Dwarf mongooses are found from Somalia and Ethiopia to eastern South Africa and Namibia
Giraffes range across diverse African habitats. Smithsonian scientists are working collaboratively and using tools like GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them.
Giraffes live in a wide range of habitats, from the extremely dry deserts of northwest Namibia
Native to the rocky slopes and arid plateau areas of southwestern Africa, Hartmann’s mountain zebras are large herbivores known for their black and white-striped coats. Hartmann’s mountain zebras are a rare subspecies of the mountain zebra, which is one of three types of zebras.
few mountainous regions in southwestern Angola and the coastal mountain ranges of Namibia
African clawed frogs are native to eastern and southern Africa and parts of western Africa. They have been used extensively used for research, and are considered an invasive species on four continents, due to their release into the wild from research laboratories. African clawed frogs prefer to spend all of their time in stagnant water where they live, feed and reproduce.
south of the Sahara Desert in east and southern Africa, as well as in South Africa, Namibia
Behold a brunch between a sloth and a golden lion tamarin, catch a close-up of newborn black-footed ferret kits and get a glimpse of giant pandas gorging themselves on bamboo shoots. All of these events (and more) made for a memorable May at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
brother “Base-of-Tail” received the name Erindi, which is a protected reserve in Namibia
