It’s bamboo shoot season, and the Zoo’s giant pandas and red pandas are indulging in their favorite food!
Every spring between late April and May, tender shoots of new bamboo sprout in the Washington
The Bird House exhibit invites Zoo visitors to soar into the fascinating world of North American shorebirds, waterfowl and songbirds.
For young children, the Washington Wood Thrush serves as a friendly guide through
This morning, our giant panda cub received his name: Bei Bei or 贝贝 (BAY-BAY)!
Peng, third-grade students from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School assisted
Since its founding in 1974, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, has celebrated many milestones, from endangered species births, to reintroductions to the wild, to revolutionary scientific studies.
its headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington
FellowshipsThe Global Health Program hosts fellowships to build longer-term capacity in partner countries and to support postdoctoral-level studies. Fellows are based in the U.S. or at international partner organizations, and are directly mentored by Global Health Program staff on research projects related to wildlife health, conservation and emerging infectious diseases.Fellowships span one to two years with anticipated completion of a research project and preparation of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications.
Research Fellowships GHP often offers research fellowships based at its offices in Washington
Animal care staff at the National Zoo welcomed a new resident to Elephant Trails May 22—Bozie, a 37-year-old female Asian elephant. She arrived safely and is now in quarantine for approximately 30 days.
accompanied Bozie as she traveled via truck more than 1,100 miles to her new home in Washington
On Sunday, Oct. 3, a 2-week-old male cheetah cub was transferred to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, and introduced to his foster cheetah family. Get the full story from cheetah reproductive biologist Adrienne Crosier!
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to Washington
Use your tiger eyes to see what it takes to care for the largest cat in the world and 2022’s Lunar New Year animal: the tiger! Get a peek inside the world of animal keeper and real-life Zoo Guardian Dell Guglielmo, who cares for the Zoo’s three tigers.
Image: In both Washington D.C.’s cold winters and hot summers, Amur tigers seem
The National Zoo’s three new female Asian elephants—Kamala (39), Swarna (39) and Maharani (23)—made their public debut in one of the outdoor yards on Elephant Trails for the first time Monday, June 23.
Rubenstein contributed $2 million, enabling the National Zoo to bring the elephants to Washington
One of the biggest questions scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) were working hand-in-hand with their colleagues in China to understand in the late 1990s was: why are pandas ‚challenged‘ at reproducing?
Yan trained at SCBI’s campus at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and its headquarters
