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The red wolf is a critically endangered canine native to the southeastern United States. Highly intelligent and sociable animals, red wolves were once abundant throughout their native range, but habitat loss and persecution by humans drove this species to the brink of extinction in the 20th century.
Currently, their wild population is limited to just a single designated recovery
The largest canid in South America, the maned wolf looks like a fox, is called a wolf and is closely related to neither. Maned wolves primarily eat small animals, fruits and vegetables.
Lifespan The life span of maned wolves in the wild is unknown.
By Mike Henley, Invertebrate Exhibit Keeper at the National Zoo
the National Zoo Image: For the past three years, I have been traveling to the west
Tamanduas are arboreal relatives of anteaters, whom they resemble. Native to South America, they can live in a variety of habitats and eat mainly social insects such as ants, termites and bees.
In the north and west, they may have lighter markings or be a solid color—black,
Small, strikingly colored songbirds, magnolia warblers can be found across the Eastern United States as they migrate to and from their breeding grounds in the spring and fall.
Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico but are found throughout Mexico, Central America and the West
These handsome diving ducks are a common sight in the northern prairies of the United States and Canada, where they fly each year to breed among semi-permanent ponds and wetlands. As pochards, or diving ducks, they are specially adapted for propelling themselves underwater in search of aquatic plants, small gastropods and mollusks to eat.
breed on Canada’s prairies and in marshes throughout the mountain region in the western
Smithsonian’s Global Health Program is a contributor to the partnership between the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and India’s Central Zoo Authority. This collaboration aims to share best-practices in veterinary medicine and diagnostics with zoos in India, which are rapidly growing and improving their standards of animal care.
Central Zoo Authority is reaching out to experienced zoological organizations in Western
Domesticated Spanish pigs escaped on Ossabaw Island where they went feral and became their own subspecies — smaller than typical pigs and with a unique metabolism.
Although in the wild they are smaller than other pigs, Ossabaws grow much larger
A small bird with a loud song, the ovenbird is a migratory songbird that passes through much of North America in the spring and fall.
Lifespan Up to 11 years, but most live one to three years in the wild.
White faced saki, also called pale-headed saki monkeys, are a species of monkey native to South America. They spend almost their entire lives in the trees, seldom if ever descending to the forest floor.
Reproduction and Development The breeding season in the wild is not clearly known
