The shaggy-coated sloth bear is native to India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Sloth bears primarily eat termites and ants, and unlike other bear species, they routinely carry their cubs on their backs.
Their shaggy fur does not have an undercoat, so it keeps them relatively cool in
How do you monitor disease in Asian elephants? By building their trust and teaching them to voluntarily participate in medical exams! Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into caring for our herd.
For three decades, we have been committed to learning everything we can about this
She has caught several wild ducks that have foolishly strayed into her yard.
The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial found north of Mexico. It has a long, hairless, prehensile tail, a robust body and short legs with sharp claws.
They have long, hairless, prehensile tails and feet with an opposable hallux (or
Smithsonian veterinary research fellow Dr. Maureen Wanjiku Kamau is leading a study on wild eastern black rhinos in Kenya. Find out how her team is using poop to learn more about rhino reproduction.
Image: Great strides in conservation have resulted in the gradual recovery of
Goeldi’s monkeys are small primates with shaggy black hair, claw-like nails and long tails. They inhabit areas of the Amazon rainforest across southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, western Brazil and northern Bolivia.
They have claw-like nails on all of their digits, except for their large toes.
This beautifully black-and-white streaked warbler is a migratory bird of the Americas. It can be found singing its high-pitched song as it travels from its warm wintering grounds of Central and northern South America up to the forested breeding grounds of eastern North America.
and throats, while males have black cheeks throats.
Pallas’ cats live in dry, rocky areas throughout Central Asia. They rely on camouflage and their low-slung bodies to hunt and to hide from predators.
They can have dark stripes, especially on their tails.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with one of America’s most precious national treasures: the black-footed ferret! SCBI carnivore keeper Vicki Lake shares the story of mom Potpie and her six kits as they grow, play and prepare to help save their species from extinction.
BFF kit cam SCBI If you have watched our black-footed ferret mom Potpie
The sitatunga is a swamp-dwelling antelope native to Africa. Its splayed feet make it an accomplished swimmer. Sitatungas spend the hottest parts of the day resting in the shade of reeds on platforms of dried plants, which they build themselves by circling and trampling on vegetation.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Sitatunga have a slightly hunched
