The meerkats at the Small Mammal House — Frankie, Sadie, Archie, Felix, Oscar, Louie and Scout — got a taste of Halloween this week. Keepers gave the animals jack-o'-lanterns and witches' cauldrons to ...

What you may not notice is the dedicated team of Wildlife Health Science professionals who keep our animals healthy.

Smithsonian scientists are collaborating with the American Prairie Reserve in Montana to help understand, restore and preserve this wild landscape. Follow ecologists into the field as they attempt to ...

The wait is over — the Cheetah Cub Cam is back! This live feed shows cheetah mother Zura caring for her five cubs, born Oct. 5, 2026, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, ...

As a leader in wildlife conservation, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has made significant strides towards securing a future for the world's rarest species of bear: ...

Regular hours: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (last entry 1 p.m.) 🎃 Boo at the Zoo: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (members enter 5 p.m., last entry 8 p.m.) Passes Join Donate Regular ...

Calling all cubs! Take our kid-friendly quiz and see how much you know about these beloved bears! This quiz has 10 questions. Select your answer and then click "Guess". Then you can move ahead with ...

The Department of Nutrition Science uses best-practices and conducts scientific research to provide the best diets to the animals in the Zoo's care. Providing the best diets means not only formulating ...

North American animals influence our culture, inspire our symbols, and reflect our values — sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in surprising ones. To celebrate the nation's 250th birthday, the Zoo ...

The back is covered with rough warts, or tubercles, and is brown-gray to gray-green or bright green with dark spots or striations. The belly is smooth and marbled red or red-orange to yellow with dark ...

Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land mammals, capable of sprinting up to 70 miles per hour. But while their speed is in a class of its own, their survival depends on something commonplace for most ...

Don't miss an update about this project. Follow along with videos, camera trap photos and blogs from the field. Get the latest here. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are ...