Adopt a bald eagle or California sea lion.
Visit
the Smithsonian's American Indian Museum.
Get kids' activities on black-footed ferrets, river otters, prairie dogs and other North American wildlife.
North American Animals
Various species of North American animals can be found throughout
the Zoo. Keep an eye out for the Zoo's diverse native wildlife.
Zoo Map
Bird House and Wetlands
Barred owl
Barrow's goldeneye
Burrowing owl
Double-crested cormorant
Flamingo
Green-winged teal
Hooded merganser
Little blue heron
Roseate spoonbill
Scarlet ibis
White-cheeked pintail
White-faced ibis
Whooping crane
Wood duck
American Trail
Birds
Bald eagle*
Brown pelican*
Mammals
Beaver*
Gray seal*
Small Mammal House
Black-footed ferret
Black-tailed prairie dog (also near Police Station)
Coati
Collared peccary (between Small Mammal House and Przewalski's Horse Yard)
North American river otter
Reptile Discovery Center
Reptiles
Alligator snapping turtle
American alligator
American red-bellied turtle
Black rat snake
Common slider
Common snapping turtle
Common or Eastern kingsnake
Cornsnake
Cottonmouth
Desert spiny lizard
Eastern box turtle
Florida softshelled turtle
Gila monster
Knight anole
Northern pine snake
Northern copperhead
Northern watersnake
Prairie kingsnake
Red-eared slider
Timber rattlesnake
Yellow-bellied slider
Amphibians
Greater siren
Three-toed amphiuma
* The Zoo's American Trail (formerly known as Beaver Valley), home
to several North American mammals and birds, has closed for construction of Elephant Trails and construction of a wonderful new exhibit for seals and sea lions. Until it reopens, the following animals will not be on exhibit at the Zoo: beavers,
gray seals, California sea lions, wolves, bald eagles, and brown pelicans. Additionally, our Andean bears will be viewable on weekends only during the construction period.
