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.
March 18, 2024 #GorillaStory: I’ll Have What Mom’s Having At 10 months old, western
Our 5-month-old baby gorilla is experiencing her first autumn! Catch up with baby Zahra and her mother Calaya in this blog update from primate keeper Erin Stromberg.
I have been fortunate enough to watch several gorilla infants grow up here at the
Painted buntings are small songbirds that sport some of the most colorful feathers in North America, with males featuring brilliant blue, red, and green plumage. Despite their bright colors, these birds can be surprisingly hard to spot as they often stay hidden in dense vegetation.
Fact Sheet Conservation Physical Description Adult males have a bright blue
What sounds does an infant orangutan make? Primate keeper Erin Stromberg filmed the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s 2-year-old Bornean orangutan Redd as he pleaded with his mother to share her food. Get the scoop on this and his latest milestones in this Q&A with Stromberg.
Although both males have always acted appropriately around Redd, Batang is still
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.
December 03, 2021 Favorite Fall Moments With Onagers and Oryx Have you herd .
I traveled to the United Arab Emirates in early October to work on the second release of Scimitar-horned Oryx with our collaborators from the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi (EAD).
It was the first time any oryx have existed in the wild since the 1980s.
There’s no better activity for a fall day in D.C. than a trip to the Zoo. Crowds are smaller, days are cooler and changing leaves bring a burst of color to the park.
Have a scary good time Image: Put on your favorite costume and kick off
Happy national panda day! Here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asia Trail exhibit, we are celebrating with giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, as well as our red panda pair, Asa and Jackie.
Giant pandas have a pseudo thumb— an elongated and enlarged wrist bone covered with
Walking through the forests of Guam the sound is arresting, because it’s silent. But the loud whistle of the Guam rail is returning to the forests of nearby islands, nearly 40 years after the bird was declared extinct in the wild,
The snake is thought to have been accidentally introduced to Guam aboard military
Here’s why eating poop can sometimes be good for animal health—and how the practice is even becoming an important part of human and animal medicine.
We have many words for poop. And there is indeed a word for eating it.
