Find the answers to some of the most-searched questions about black-footed ferrets, North America’s only native ferret species!
They use a loud chatter to sound an alarm in the presence of danger and a hiss to
The green aracari is a tropical bird named for its dark green back, wing and tail feathers. Its large bill is bright red, yellow and blue with a serrated edge.
They vocalize during mating rituals and to warn of danger.
The domestic chicken has a small head, short beak and wings, and a round body perched on featherless legs. It is a subspecies of the red junglefowl, a species native to southern Asia.
National Zoo in that they are domesticated animals and are not threatened or in danger
Whooping cranes are graceful, expressive and curious creatures. Get acquainted with these big, beautiful birds in this Q+A with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute keeper Chris Crowe.
communication is essential to these birds, who call to one another to indicate breeding, danger
Frogs, toads, salamanders and newts are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. Smithsonian scientists are working to save amphibians through projects focused in Panama and Appalachia.
world’s 7,500 frog, salamander and caecilian species are declining rapidly and are in danger
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.
have been known to cover 33 feet (10 meters) in a single bound when escaping from danger
My current research focuses are: 1) developing and utilizing assisted reproductive technologies for improved carnivore reproduction; 2) understanding management-based causes of infertility in captive-held carnivores; 3) improving management and health for more efficient reproduction, and 4) evaluating the comparative reproduction, genomics and health of ex situ and wild cheetahs.
Projects Image: Carnivores An estimated 25 percent of carnivores are in danger
Tree shrews look remarkably similar to squirrels. They are native to Southeast Asia and are the only members of their taxonomic order.
in that they do not groom their young, clean the nest, or rescue their young if danger
Kori bustards are the world’s heaviest flying birds. They live in grasslands and savannas in eastern and southern Africa.
birds, however, it lives on the ground and is reluctant to fly unless in serious danger
Striped hermit crabs are small, greenish-blue crustaceans that are quite common among the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, where they scavenge for food both on land and in the water. Like many species of hermit crabs, they protect themselves from predators and harsh natural elements by spending nearly their entire lives inside the discarded shells of gastropods, like whelk or conch.
When they sense danger, they fit their entire bodies inside of their shells to hide
