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

Chytridiomycosis, commonly known as chytrid, is caused by the microscopic fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are delighted to announce the birth of five ...

Known as the “gardener of the forest,” the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) plays a critical role in seed dispersal across ...

Night of the Living Zoo takes place along Olmsted Walk, the Zoo's main pedestrian pathway between the Connecticut Avenue entrance at the north end of the Zoo and the Harvard Street entrance at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bird Friendly coffee is certified organic and produced on farms with a shade cover that provides important habitat for migratory and resident birds in tropical landscapes, which are increasingly ...

The overall color is russet brown to black, and there are distinct spines on the third and fourth pair of legs. The tarantula's fangs fold under the body, meaning that it must strike downwards to ...

Cheetah cubs usually form distinct identities within the litter, keepers say. There might be a goofy one. A shy one. A hungry one. But the precocious group of cubs currently featured on the ...

Small and slender, the yellow-headed day gecko lives up to its name with a bright greenish-yellow head. It also has turquoise-blue stripes that run along its back and a pair of black stripes that run ...

Get a front-row seat to keepers working with animals in these daily demonstrations! Throughout the day, you can meet elephants, watch sloth bears slurp ants, see sea lions catch fish and more. Please ...