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
The Zoo has a new troop of seven monkeys! It’s a mixed-species group of guenons. Learn all about our new monkeys, and about guenons, in this Q&A with primate curator Meredith Bastian and keepers Alexandra Reddy and Elliott Rosenthal.
What species of guenons do we have here?
Siamangs are arboreal, black-furred gibbons native to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatran rain and monsoon forests. They are the largest of the gibbons and use their throat sacs to vocalize, making a deep boom or high-pitched „wow“ sound.
Males have a longish tuft of hair in the genital region.
The Persian onager — also called the Asiatic wild ass, the Persian wild ass and the Persian zebra — is the largest of the four subspecies of Asiatic wild ass (the most horse-like ass species). It’s native to the desert of Iran and has a pale, sandy-red colored coat.
In addition to the dorsal stripe, onagers also have a shoulder stripe.
Poison frogs, also called poison arrow and poison dart frogs, are the most brightly colored frogs in the world. They live in wet, tropical forests in Central and South America where their diet contributes to the toxins they secrete through their skin.
Poison frogs are known for their beautiful colors, and amphibians that have toxic
Let’s get ready to rumble, trumpet and stomp! Ever since Asian elephants Trong Nhi and Nhi Linh made their debut at the Elephant Trails habitat.
This means that not only do they have to think about themselves, but also they have
Researchers at the Zoo found higher fiber and lower sugar diets had a range of health benefits for primates in human care.
It turns out monkeys have to, too!
As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, the pandas are spending more time in their yards. Panda keepers sometimes get asked by the visitors why we place the bamboo and enrichment items in the places that we do when we set up the yards.
The pandas are also creatures of habit, and have preferred eating spots, where they
Tokay geckos are one of the largest living gecko species. They are found in south and southeast Asia, where they often live in the same areas as humans and eliminate unwanted insect pests.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Tokay geckos have thick, cylindrical
