The Zoo is taking precautions against the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI.
In mild cases, animals might seem to be breathing heavily or have trouble breathing
Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and one of the few species that significantly change their environment. By building dams, which form slow-moving ponds and reduce erosion, they provide habitat and resources for dozens of other species.
Conservation Meet the Animals Physical Description North American beavers have
What does it take to keep up with a sextuplet of juvenile African lions? In the latest Keeper Q & A, Rebecca Stites and Kristen Clark dish on the cats‘ quirky personalities, training triumphs, and big changes to come.
It almost seems to have become a game for him.
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
30, 2014 Sumatran Tiger Update Jan 30, 2014 January’s bouts of winter weather have
There seems to be a favorite in the naked mole-rat colony.
It is not uncommon for naked mole-rats to have bloody skirmishes or aggressive encounters
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
This is the view that many birds have of the beautiful but aggressive male Cape May
Ecologist Bill McShea shares how the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s collaboration with American Prairie Reserve will help scientists better understand how changes to the grasslands affect the wildlife that call it home.
However, conservation does not have to happen far away; there is a real need for
Excitement is in the air at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, where hoofstock keepers are eagerly anticipating the births of three Persian onagers! Get to know this rare and endangered species in this Q&A with supervisory biologist Dolores Reed.
Onagers, in general, have very strong personalities.
Find out what’s next for Hickory’s six kits, who were featured on the Black-footed Ferret Cam this summer.
the western plains of the U.S. and Canada, black-footed ferrets were thought to have
This forest dove is known for its beautiful powder-blue coloring. The blue ground dove can be found throughout the humid tropical regions of the Americas, where it lives year-round.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Males and females have different
