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Giant panda Bei Bei sitting in his hammock.

Bei Bei’s Fourth Birthday Celebration

August 20, 2019
Bei Bei resting on a limb of a tree.

Bei Bei is Turning Four!

August 20, 2019
A sea lion pup behind-the-scenes at American Trail.

Sea Lion Pupdate: August 2019

August 19, 2019
American alligator in the grass

11 Funny Animal Jokes for Kids (and Kids at Heart)

August 16, 2019

Juvenile Dama Gazelle Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

August 15, 2019

Hereford Calf Debuts at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

August 15, 2019
A camera trap photo of a hoofed animal (called a pronghorn) with thick fur, big ears and large, flattened antlers walking across the wide-open grasslands of the American prairie

Studying Animals in Extreme Landscapes

August 12, 2019
A female onager with the rest of her herd grazing behind her.

Meet the Persian Onager Mares

August 08, 2019

Elderly Red-Fronted Lemur Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

August 07, 2019
Giant panda Mei Xiang sleeping on a rock inside the panda house.

Mei Xiang is Showing Behavioral Changes

August 07, 2019

Citizen Scientists Discover Endangered Orchid in Virginia

August 06, 2019
Titi monkeys Henderson (left) and Kingston (right) sit on a branch in the Amazonia rainforest habitat.

Featured Creature: Titi Monkeys

August 02, 2019
Home's Hinge-Back Tortoise at the Reptile Discovery Center

New at the Zoo: Home’s Hinge-back Tortoises

August 02, 2019
A bird called a long-billed curlew flies across a blue sky. Its wings are outstretched and its long, thin, curved bill is open.

The Birds Are Back in Town

July 31, 2019

Kirtland’s Warbler No Longer Needs Protection from Brown-Headed Cowbird in Michigan

July 31, 2019
Five female Persian onagers in a field.

Goings on With the Onagers

July 29, 2019
A female Abyssinian ground hornbill perched on a branch over a male Abyssinian ground hornbill standing in the grass. Both birds are large with dark, black feathers and long, curved beaks

When Karl Met Karoline

July 26, 2019
Virginia Working Landscapes program director Amy Johnson holds an eastern meadowlark.

Monitoring Meadowlark Movements

July 19, 2019
Persian onager calf born in 2015.

Featured Creature: Persian Onager

July 19, 2019
Kristina Anderson-Teixeria

SCBI Scientist Kristina Anderson-Teixeira Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

July 18, 2019
Giant panda Bei Bei sitting in his outdoor hammock.

Bei Bei is Recovering From A Bout With Mucous Stools

July 17, 2019

Critically Endangered Scimitar-horned Oryx Calves Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

July 16, 2019
Close-up of Asian elephant Maharani's face.

Happy Birthday, Maharani!

July 12, 2019
giant panda mei xiang in her yard

Mei Xiang Update: July 2019

July 12, 2019

Asian Water Dragon Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

July 05, 2019