Tracking an animal’s weight is an important part of animal care, but gazelles are known to be flighty and nervous. So, how do keepers convince them to step onto a scale? Find out in this update from keeper Sarah Rezac.
While this may seem innocuous, a gazelle’s instincts tell it that danger could be
With the help of 3D modeling technology, a team of veterinary experts successfully carried out a rare spinal surgery on a female cheetah cub.
Kristina Delaski revealed the cub was not in immediate danger.
Three fluffy feathered friends have joined the flock at our Front Royal, Virginia, campus: one whooping crane and two red-crowned crane chicks!
communication is essential to these birds, who call to one another to indicate breeding, danger
Northern snakehead fish are native to China, Southern Siberia and North Korea and are an invasive species in North America.
Once the danger has passed, the young snakeheads rejoin the circle.
The red-crowned crane is one of the world’s largest cranes. It is a highly aquatic species that feeds in deeper water than other cranes.
The male takes the primary role in defending the nest against possible danger.
Whooping cranes, named for their impressively loud call, are native to North America. Once faced with extinction, they are now recovering with the help of conservation science efforts.
Vocal communication is essential for whooping cranes, and can be used to indicate danger
The alpaca is a small relative of the camel domesticated by Andean people for its wool. They are slender-bodied animals with long legs and necks, small heads and large, pointed ears. Alpacas are covered in a soft fleece and have soft, padded feet.
eyesight and hearing, and will alert the herd and their human keepers of perceived danger
National Bison Day is the first Saturday in November and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has a big reason to celebrate these iconic animals! Wallow in the autumn leaves with the Zoo’s bison, Lucy and Gally, and animal keeper Regina Bakely, as she shares her stories and the institution’s history of caring for American bison.
They can run up to 35 miles an hour, and when they want to charge, escape danger,
White-naped cranes are an elegant species native to Northern Mongolia, southern Siberia, Korea, Japan and central China. They are slightly smaller than red-crowned cranes. This bird has a white nape and vertical gray stripes on its neck, as well as a distinct red patch surrounding its eyes.
The male takes the primary role in defending the nest against possible danger.
Southwestern Gabon’s protected Gamba Complex is home to gorillas, forest elephants and sea turtles; it also contains the country’s largest oil development. Smithsonian scientists and partners are working to protect the region’s forests and biodiversity.
Illegal traps are a danger not only to wildlife but also to people.
