National Zoo

National Zoo

@NationalZoo

The Smithsonian's National Zoo demonstrates leadership in animal care, science, education, and sustainability. Legal: http://s.si.edu/emVrm 

Washington, DC · http://nationalzoo.si.edu

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  1. 7h

    Is this one of Asian elephant Kandula's best angles, or is this Kandula's BEST angle? You tell us!

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  2. 18 Mar

    A surgeon & our vets performed a nasal endoscopy on a lemur w/ allergies. was there

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  3. 18 Mar

    Congrats to these 3 letter writers, who will get to read their letters to our elephants this Thursday!

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  4. 18 Mar

    The wee kiwi at Front Royal is 46 days old and weighs ~500 grams. (That's about the same as 200 pennies.) !

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  5. 17 Mar

    If St. Patrick really chased snakes out of Ireland, it would have been a bad idea. Here's why:

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  6. 16 Mar

    Did you see the story about our Elephant Community Center? Lots of great photos!

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  7. 16 Mar

    Giant panda breeding season is not quite here, but some behaviors are indicating that we're getting closer.

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  8. 15 Mar

    How picturesque is this arthropod (or shall we say, art-thropod)? Download our

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  9. 14 Mar

    Everyday is a on American Trail! The seals eat ~147lbs of fish daily. That's ~20 lbs of fish each.

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  10. 14 Mar

    Black-crowned night herons return to the Zoo: their only rookery in DC!

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  11. 13 Mar

    Elephant Trails features all sorts of enrichment opportunities for our elephants! Which Kandula seems to appreciate:

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  12. 12 Mar

    We are so sad to share the death of our 16-year-old maned wolf Di. Staff, visitors & volunteers will miss her.

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  13. 12 Mar

    Our Andean bear cubs are 11 weeks old and on the go!

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  14. 11 Mar

    Today is the last day to send mail to our elephants! Scroll to the bottom of the link for entry rules and guidelines:

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  15. 8 Mar

    The Zoo's frozen sperm bank has 60 samples from giant pandas & can help preserve genetic diversity in the species.

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  16. 8 Mar

    Asian elephant Ambika looks lovely here, don't you think? Download today's

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  17. 6 Mar

    Last week we asked area elementary schoolers to write letters to the elephants at the . Here's the first:

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  18. 6 Mar

    Our deadline for kids to write letters to our elephants is March 11! Use this snow day to send them a note today!

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  19. 6 Mar

    Happy snow day! It almost looks like this adorable clouded leopard cub is ready to catch snowflakes on its tongue!

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  20. 6 Mar

    Due to inclement weather, we are closed to the public today, March 6. Check back for updates!

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