Waddle along with Small Mammal House Curator and African Penguin Species Survival Plan coordinator, Steven J. Sarro, as he shares his experiences working with zoos and penguins!
These programs ensure that we have the best genetically diverse populations of each
This small songbird is a common sight among the leafy woodlands of North America during the spring and summer months. It is noteworthy for its ruby-red irises and persistent singing.
Juveniles have brown irises, while adults have red irises.
After more than 30 years of studying clouded leopards, Zoo scientists have solved
Can sloth swim? What do they eat? And why are they so slow? Impress your friends and ace your next online quiz with these fun facts about sloths to celebrate International Sloth Day on Oct. 20.
But these social media darlings have been around far longer than the internet.
The endangered, long-tailed chinchilla is a medium-sized rodent with famously thick, beautiful fur. It is a social, matriarchal animal native to the Andes mountain range.
They have broad heads, large external ears, large black eyes with a vertical split
Hank is a year old today! Hank now weighs about 125 pounds. His favorite foods are butternut squash, peanut butter, and grapes.
Hank and Hana share the same birthday so we will have a special birthday party to
Biologist Kenton Kerns and keeper Maria Montgomery share the scoop on the Zoo’s sand cats in the latest Q & A.
Cats Clyde Nishimura If you’ve visited the Small Mammal House recently, you may have
Cuckoos are extremely secretive birds and difficult to spot. Researchers are developing a tool, using remote sound recorders and artificial intelligence, to help detect them.
has caught the attention of conservationists, and groups across the Western U.S. have
When animal keepers introduced Andean bears Billie Jean and Quito earlier this spring, it seemed that love was in the air. Or, was it hormones? To discover how hormones can affect a bear’s behavior during breeding season, keeper Sara Colandrea has teamed up with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute research fellow Natalia Prado. Together, they hope to crack the code of Andean bear reproduction and help other zoos produce bouncing baby bears.
Since 2005, only nine cubs have been born and survived to adulthood in the North
Their hobbies include eating, snuggling and snoozing. Follow your nose to the Small Mammal House and meet our new striped skunk brothers, Pigpen and Sauerkraut!
People often have a fear of being sprayed by skunks.
