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The Gaboon viper is the largest viper in Africa. Its coloration and broad head, which mimics a fallen leaf, camouflages it among leaf litter on the forest floor. Though venomous, this snake has a calm nature and rarely bites humans.
Habitat These vipers live in rainforests and wet areas in parts of Central, East and West
Bird keeper Wesley Bailey shares an update on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s success breding brown kiwi.
our team helped raise four Guam kingfishers—a species considered extinct in the wild
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You can support the best in organic, eco-friendly farming by shopping for your favorite Bird Friendly® certified coffees online.
Roasters Barnwood Coffee Company Beautiful Beast Coffee Company Big Year Coffee Bird & Wild
You can support the best in organic, eco-friendly farming by shopping for your favorite Bird Friendly® certified coffees online.
Roasters Barnwood Coffee Company Beautiful Beast Coffee Company Big Year Coffee Bird & Wild
How do you create a menu that is pleasing to the palates of giant pandas, flamingos and fishing cats?
Adult male western lowland gorillas like Baraka can eat upwards of 45 pounds of food
A family meal among prairie dogs, the soothing sounds of a cheetah’s purr and a Pride cake fit for a giant panda. As summer kicks off at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, we’re sharing some moments from June that sparked joy.
Cheetah cubs in the wild have to learn how to successfully hunt and take down prey
The silver arowana (or arawana) is a freshwater fish native to the floodplains of the Amazon. It has a long body covered in large, pearly-silver scales. Large dorsal and anal fins extend down its body to the tail, and two barbels extend from the tip of its lower jaw.
Native Habitat Arowanas are native to the Amazon drainage system and the western
We’re leaping for joy and celebrating World Lemur Day at Smithsonian’s National Zoo! This special holiday—which takes place the last Friday in October—is the perfect occasion for learning all about our lemur friends.
In the wild, they can live in groups of up to 30 individuals, and all females in
The Bird House team at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo has many beaks to feed, including 23 species of migratory songbirds and shorebirds.
get into the ins-and-outs of our birds’ diets, let’s look at how they eat in the wild
