Catch up with the Zoo’s Andean bears, Billie jean and Quito, with animal keeper Sara Colandrea.
This past summer in Washington, D.C., was exceptionally hot and humid, and our bears
The Zoo has a new troop of seven monkeys! It’s a mixed-species group of guenons. Learn all about our new monkeys, and about guenons, in this Q&A with primate curator Meredith Bastian and keepers Alexandra Reddy and Elliott Rosenthal.
the Zoo during the summer, then you know it can get hot, muggy and buggy here in Washington
A large pigeon that resembles its more common cousin, the band-tailed pigeon is a swift flier. Observers in the wild may see this bird traveling through the forests of western North America in large flocks during its annual migration along the Pacific Coast.
Their breeding grounds stretch along the Pacific Coast, through California, Oregon, Washington
Snot otter, devil dog, or hellbender? Whatever name you call them, they are largest salamander in the Americas. Check out how animal keeper Matt Neff cares for and studies these unique salamanders!
The streams hellbenders live in look similar to the streams in Rock Creek Park in Washington
Our newest member of the wallaby mob at the Small Mammal House has been named! Meet Winton in this keeper Q&A.
Survival Plan Coordinator for Bennett’s wallabies recommended Winton be sent to Washington
The new guy in town is calm, curious and cautious. In other words, he’s one cool cat. Meet Metis, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s new 5-year-old Amur tiger!
wading in the water and swimming—especially when a heat wave sweeps through the Washington
All Smithsonian museums, including the National Zoo, continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
with partners and stakeholders from animal health and human health partners from Washington
It looks like the angriest housecat you’ve ever seen, but it’s actually the Pallas’s cat: a small Asian wildcat known for its thick fur and unusual face.
’s cats at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington
Who’s black, white and ready to paw-ty? As part of the Pandaversary celebration, Asia Trail keepers threw a bearthday fête fit for our beloved giant panda family.
. 21, 2020, at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington
Smithsonian ecologist Claire Bresnan encourages aspiring scientists to take a chance on themselves, and not succumb to „gloom and doom“ in her Focus on the Future feature.
I’m from Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C.
