„I was seven years old when the pandas first came to the Zoo. I remember watching the news and trying to memorize every detail…“
with Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji and the rest of the pandas that have called Washington
With just a few tips and tricks, anyone can find salamanders and celebrate nature in their local area.
exhibit here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington
In celebration of Squirrel Appreciation Day on Jan. 21, here are six facts to get you better acquainted with the Prevost’s squirrel.
Get to Know the Prevost’s Squirrel Clyde Nishimura There’s one squirrel in Washington
Our elephant herd is growing again—this time with three female elephants from Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada! Next spring, Kamala, Swarna, and Maharani, will arrive here on loan from the Calgary Zoo, expanding our existing herd to seven.
Rubenstein donated $2 million to enable us to bring the elephants to Washington.
Nathan Cooper is a behavioral ecologist and conservation biologist. He studies how migratory birds interact with each other and their environments throughout the annual cycle. His research integrates natural history observations with new technology, quantitative tools, and large-scale field experiments to advance the fundamental understanding of ecology and provide resource managers with the information needed to conserve migratory birds.
He lives in Washington, D.C.
The National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute leads the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save species, better understand ecosystems and train future generations of conservationists.
Always free of charge, the Zoo’s 163-acre park in the heart of Washington, D.C.,
This week, we saw the sassy side of our almost 4-month-old giant panda cub, Xiao Qi JI, as he let out a loud and feisty bark!
Later that day, the Washington, D.C. area saw our first wintry weather of the season
„The last three panda babies are synonymous with my motherhood journey and my love affair with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. I had my first baby in 2008; we started going to the Zoo regularly when Lucas was an infant…“
with Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji and the rest of the pandas that have called Washington
With an aggressive attitude, an eager appetite for fish and the ability to “walk” on land, the northern snakehead fish is a powerful predator. Recently, Asia Trail keepers welcomed four snakeheads—one male and three females—into their care.
Siberia, China and North Korea, but they were first spotted in waterways around the Washington
As long as you are in northwest Washington you can probably hear Damai.
