Corn snakes are slender, orange or brownish-yellow snakes with a pattern of large, red blotches down their backs. They are most abundant in Florida and throughout the southeastern U.S.
snakes live up to 23 years in human care, but their lifespan is shorter in the wild
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.
Social Structure Pallas’s cats are typically solitary in the wild.
One of the most widespread duck species, northern pintails have extensive migratory routes. Habitat loss poses the biggest threat to this duck. As their wetland and prairie habitats are converted and fragmented, northern pintail populations continue to decrease.
In North America, these grounds span from Alaska through the Canadian Arctic to western
Fire-bellied toads, also called bombina, are warty, aquatic toads with bright orange or red undersides. These gregarious frogs are native to China and Russia.
Moderate numbers are exported mainly to Western Europe and North America in the international
Goats are versatile, domesticated animals kept for meat, milk and fiber. They are intelligent, social and difficult to herd. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo exhibits Nigerian dwarf goats.
Goat remains have been found at sites in western Asia dated around 7,000 B.C.
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April, or Ape-ril, is a great time to recognize our apes because many of them celebrate their birthdays this month!
Her status as a superstar in the Species Survival Plan breeding program for western
Bird keeper Wesley Bailey shares an update on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s success breding brown kiwi.
our team helped raise four Guam kingfishers—a species considered extinct in the wild
True to their name, red-bellied piranhas have red undersides. Their bodies are gray and flecked with bright, silver scales. Native to the Amazon River basin, these fish are important scavengers. They tend to travel in schools of 20 or more.
Food/Eating Habits In the wild, a good portion of their diet consists of fins nipped
Twig catfish, named due to their resemblance to twigs, are found throughout the Amazon, Orinoco and Panara rivers, as well as rivers of the Guyana Shield. They are one of the only fish known that have evolved to eat wood as a primary energy source.
Conservation Efforts The twig fish’s status in the wild is unknown.
