Lemur leaf frogs, also called lemur tree frogs, are small, critically endangered frogs native to Central America. Their bright, yellow-green skin helps them camouflage among leaves during the day. At night, when these nocturnal frogs are most active, their skin turns brown.
They move slowly, walking hand over hand, and rarely jump unless escaping from 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
Red-fronted lemurs are tree-dwelling animals about the size of a house cat. They live in Madagascar’s deciduous forests and primarily eat fruit and leaves.
The „crou“ sound is an alarm call that signals danger to other lemurs.
Two new neighbors have arrived at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Meet Przewalski’s horse mother-son duo, Barbie and Cooper!
as they would do in the wild and run together in solidarity to escape perceived danger
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
Raise your trunks for the world’s largest land mammal: the elephant! Find out how animal keeper, Rebecca Riley, cares for Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd.
they would have a negative reaction to something that, in the wild, would signify danger
The world’s tallest and heaviest bird, the common ostrich is native to the grasslands and savannas of Africa. These birds are completely flightless but are incredibly swift runners due to their long, strong legs—in fact, they are the fastest two-legged animals on Earth.
for the popular myth that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they sense 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.
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.
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
