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Beginning Jan. 18, 2022, the Zoo is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Entry passes are required for all guests, including infants. All visitors ages 2 and older are required to wear a mask in all indoor spaces at the Zoo, regardless of their vaccination status. Fully vaccinated visitors do not need to wear a mask in outdoor areas. Select animal buildings remain closed.

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A large bird, called an Abyssinian ground hornbill, stands in the grass holding food in its bill. It has dark feathers, strong legs, large eyes, and a long, down-curved bill with a casque (or helmet-like structure)
Olive and black frog resting underwater. Its underparts are white, flat head, & front legs have extremely long, pointed fingers
An African pancake tortoise with a flat shell, scaled limbs and a small head
A lizard with a long, squat body, short legs and thick, plated scales.
Aldabra Tortoise in the grass
Allen's Swamp Monkey in the grass
A small lizard, called an alligator lizard, with blue-green scales, a long, thick tail and short arms and legs. It is wrapped around a green plant
A close-up of a beige alpaca's face
American alligator in the grass
American bison Lucy
flamingo sitting in grass
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Andean Bear gray background
Whitish snakelike animal underwater.
arapaima in water
asian elephant
An Asian small-clawed otter in the grass. It is a weasel-like animal with small ears, whiskers, sleek, coarse fur, and a long tail.
An Asian water dragon with long claws, a long, thin tail and scaly body
Two Australian snake-necked turtles that are dark gray with light spots on their undersides and around the edge of their shells swims in the water
Bald Eagle leaf background
Striking alternate bands of black and pale orange adorn this fish
Gray-furred, long-nosed critter with numerous thin dark bands across its back
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A gray snake with black-blotched stripes along its body, called a banded rock rattlesnake, rests with its head on its body in sand. It is nestled between branches and the arms of a green, cactus-looking plant
large gray and white owl sitting on a post
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A small salamander, called a barred tiger salamander, with smooth, dark, yellow-spotted skin spotted. The salamander stands on a wet, mossy rock.
A beaver with thick, wet fur, long claws and whiskers stands in shallow water and rocks
A small Bennett's wallaby, with brown fur, short arms and a long tail, standing in tall grass
Black monkey with thick fur and a rather dour expression
blackish fish, dorsal view showing intricate patterning of scales
A small black-and-white ruffed lemur with thick fur, a mane around its face, long fingers and a long tail sits perched on a log
A black-crowned night heron perched in a tree surrounded by green leaves
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Black Footed Ferret sandy background
Two baby prairie dogs touching noses
large black bird with a long tail and legs and a short, stubby bill perched on a branch
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A large snake with a black and white diamond pattern rests on a log near fallen leaves and dirt
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
bobcat
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Olive snake with black outlines of circles on its back
A brown pelican, with a gray-brown body, white neck and head, and long bill
Furry brown small mammal that vaguely resembles a rabbit
Huge snake coiled with head at center. Body is patterned with blotches of brown and separated by bands of white
Burrowing owl
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Sea lion standing on a rock with its blackish flippers visible
caracal
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A chameleon forest dragon with mottled brown skin and a spiked crest at the base of its neck.
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Pale-colored fish with pronounced whiskers and open mouths swimming at the water's surface
cheetah
large spider with a blackish body and long gray hair
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Upper body and head of a grayish alligator
A Chinese alligator lizard standing on a rock in the water
A small box turtle with a dark stripe across its eye and three stripes across its shell pokes its head out of the water
Clouded leopard in a tree
Two collared brown lemurs stand together on a large rock with grass and a shrub in the background
common peafowl
A medium-sized black bird, called a common raven, perched on a tree branch
Lady Elliot Reef
A red-orange snake with dark red spots, called a corn snake, moving over a piece of wood
coronated tree frog
A black-and-white holstein calf (cow) running through the grass in front of the barn at Smithsonian's National Zoo's Kids' Farm exhibit
A large reptile, called a crocodile monitor, with long, curved claws, a lean body and scaly, spotted skin, climbs over rocks that line a pond and sticks its forked tongue out toward the water
Cuban Crocodile
A dama gazelle with short, curled horns and long legs grazes on grass in the sun
This animal is only at SCBI.
Small golden-brown furry animal with no eyes and enormous teeth, two on the top and two on the bottom
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Small furry animal
A dwarf mongoose standing on a rock
An eastern box turtle standing in mulch
An eastern diamondback rattlesnake with light gray skin covered in mottled black and cream colored scales is curled up in the mulch, resting its head on its body
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Head of long, shiny, black snack with a black eye and forked tongue outretched. The lower neck and face are a paler brown color
A small, yellow eastern newt swims through the water near a leafy, green frond
Thin, wormlike salamander with miniscule front legs and large eyes. The skin is wet-looking and reddish-brown speckled w/ blac
An eld's deer with horns stands against a backdrop of trees with orange leaves
This animal is only at SCBI.
An electric eel swimming in the water over sand against a black backdrop
An emerald tree monitor lizard climbing on a branch with leaves
A small monkey, called an emperor tamarin, with dark fur, little ears and a long, curled, whispy, white "mustache" is perched in a tree
Huge, shaggy gray bird walking in long grass
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Coiled bright yellow snake with cat-like pupils
A snake with light brown, black and gray stripes, called a false water cobra, coiled up with its head resting on its body
fennec foxes
A Fiji banded iguana
A medium-sized cat with thick fur with dark spots and stripes hunches down on a rock near water
Silver fish with orange tint to fins
A fly river, or pig-nosed, turtle swimming through the water. It has leathery skin, flipper-like forelimbs and a large snout
A fat, warty toad with a big mouth and eyes. The skin is pale underneath and mottled cream and black above
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A freshwater stingray with a gray body and brown-black spots swimming over gravel and sand
A snake, called a Gaboon viper, with a large body covered in white and black scales and two small horns extending from the tip of its snout.
A small monkey, called a Geoffroy's marmoset, perched on a tree branch. The monkey has long fur black, orange and white fur and long tufts of fur on either side of its face.
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
long-nosed looking alligator
Baby anteater riding piggy back on its mother. They look identical to each other wtih long snouts, gray fur, and black chests
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A giant leaf-tailed gecko held in a person's hand and looking directly at the camera
a giant panda eats bamboo
Large variegated black and pink lizard with prominent and numerous beads on the oily-looking skin
Two pale brown goats with short curved horns, and scattered black markings
A shaggy, black-haired monkey, called a Goeldi's monkey, perched on a tree branch
A small, furry, orange primate called a golden lion tamarin perched on a branch
Bright orange small frog with ebony eyes
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A golden-headed lion tamarin -- a small, furry primate with black and orange fur and an orange-red mane -- perched on a branch
very large brown spider with hairy legs
Cayman Island blue iguana
Gray Seal
Pale green frog sitting. It has darker olive patterning on its back and legs
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Gray Wolf
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
small animal with black and tan bristly fur and a short pointed snout
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Large gray bird with long, curved neck and long legs
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Olive green large snake
A colorful bird with a large bill, called a green aracari,perched on a branch
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Skinny salamander with marbled coloration of pale green and black
A green snake with bright yellow spots, called a green tree python, wrapped around a tree branch
Green-winged macaw on a rope. Its head and tail are scarlet with blue and green mixed in on its wings and tail
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Two large hoofed animals with bold black and white stripes
A Guam kingfisher perched on a tree branch
This animal is only at SCBI.
A Guam rail bird standing in the grass
This animal is only at SCBI.
A guinea pig about the size of a large potato with soft fur and floppy ears
closeup of two harbor seals touching their heads together
A small, multicolored parrot perched on a branch with a flower in one claw
large, fat salamander with a big head and mottled olive coloration that blends in with the gravel. Its sides are wrinkled.
A small tortoise, called a Home's hinge-back tortoise, with a yellow and brown shell and short, scaly legs stands on a bed of leaves
A close-up photo of the profile of a hooded crane's head with tall grasses in the background
This animal is only at SCBI.
Duck with a shocking black crest with white interior, thin black bill, black back and brown sides floating on water
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A small tortoise with a boxy shell, called an impressed tortoise, sits tucked into a pile of fallen leaves
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A small reptile, called an Iranian gecko, with short limbs, a thick striped tail and mottled brown and yellow patterning
Side view of a large salamander showing the front legs
An orange and white Japanese koi fish swimming in a pond
Large olive snake with prominent scales on its head
black and white feathered king vulture staring ominously at you with beady, white eyes, and a colorful yellow and red head
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Lizard resting on the grass with its legs outstretched
Kori bustard, a turkey-sized bird with gray and white plumage, with inflated neck
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
La Plata three banded armadillo
A lance head rattlesnake curled up in the sand
land hermit crab
Miniature deer-like creature with golden-yellow and brown fur
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Brilliant lime green frog with yellow accents on its flanks and toes. Its eyes are huge and black with a narrow pale white iris
large gray deerlike animal with elegantly twisted horns spiralling upward and thin white longitudinal stripes on its body
The tan fur on the body of this small critter looks quite thick and spiny
African lion laying down with greenery in the background
A loggerhead shrike perched on a branch
This animal is only at SCBI.
Luxuriant soft gray fur on a small mammal
A long skinny yellow salamander with intricate black markings scattered about
A large, bright green lizard (called a Madgascar giant day gecko) perched on the side of a tree, looking toward the ground
A rat next to a plant
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
maned wolf running across snowy field
a black and yellow mangrove snake on a branch
A matamata turtle swimming through water
A small mammal, called a meerkat, with light-brown fur with dark brown stripes along its back.
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A Meller's chameleon perched on a branch in an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Reptile Discovery Center
Petite white horselike creature grazing on green grass
a naked mole-rat sits behind green leafy vegetables
A New Caledonian gecko
North American porcupine (small, dark colored animal with long white quills) in a tree
A North American river otter climbing over a snowy log
a young kiwi with a long pale bill, beady black eyes, long gray legs, and brown hairlike feathers
This animal is only at SCBI.
A copper colored snake with dark bands along its body, called a northern copperhead
A northern Luzon giant cloud rat, a large rodent with thick fur, stands on mulch between large rocks
A northern pine snake, with its head and neck lifted
A northern red salamander climbing over rocks
A northern snakehead fish swimming through water underneath a rock ledge
A bushy tail and a long snout on a grayish-black furry animal
Small brown rodent with beady eyes, small ears, and a long tail
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A Bornean orangutan sitting in the grass
Jet black toad with flames of brilliant across fanning across its belly. The head is mottled with green
ossabaw hog
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
terrapin with red forehead held by keeper
Black body and central face with enormous white patches on the face. The fingers are long and fine
golden frog white background
Patagonian mara
A Perdido Key beach mouse, a small rodent with light-colored fur, large black eyes, large ears and whiskers, climbs over a small rock
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
An adult and juvenile Persian onager standing in the grass
This animal is only at SCBI.
Crocodile with grayish-green upperparts and dark bars. Underparts are a snowy white. Numerous teeth are visible.
large, hairy, gray spider. The tips of the legs are a pale pink
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Olive bottom dwelling fish with bright yellow spots all over its body
mottled brown and white frog stepping across a leaf
Black and white spiky quills adorn the entire body of this medium-sized mammal
A squirrel with audacious patterning of black, cream, chestnut brown and orangey gold.
Tan and buff horse standing in a grassy field. The mane, nose, legs, and tail are a dark brown
Black and yellow turtle in the grass. A yellow spot in the center of each scute has yellow rays extending from it
A red panda standing in a tree, using its front paw to hold a branch and eat leaves
A red river hog with a long, knobbly snout, short legs, a slender tail and ears with long tufts of hair, grazes in the grass and dirt
A red siskin bird perched on a tree branch
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Silver fish with orange-red blush to its belly swimming underwater
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
gray and white bird with a scarlet crest and head
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A red-crowned crane
This animal is only at SCBI.
Blackish-shelled tortoise with a long shell. Each scute on its back has a rectangular, yellow center
A small, rust-colored lemur with thick fur crouches next to a pumpkin and sticks its tongue out
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A red-ruffed lemur with thick, red fur, a black chest, face and hands, white eyes and red ear tufts sits on a rock
A close up of a green snake, called a rhinoceros snake, with a horn protruding from the tip of its nose slithers along a branch
Two ring-tailed lemurs with thick fur, yellow eyes, and ringed tails sit close together on a small wooden deck
Front view of a brown furry animal
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A small, furry brown mammal, called a rock hyrax
Bright pink-winged bird with a pinkish blush to the rest of the plumage. The bill is long and widened at the tip.
Vulture
Sand cat
Grayish-brown monkey sitting with its long reddish-brown tail draped over a rock
scimitar-horned oryx laying in grass
This animal is only at SCBI.
small armadillo with a pale tan coloration
Numerous and lengthy whiskers on a tiny animal
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A medium-sized, black-furred gibbon, called a siamang, perched on a tree stump holding a piece of corn in each hand
Long silver fish near the water's surface
a sinaloan milk snake
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Two gray deerlike animals playfully shoving each other's heads with their horns
A sloth bear with shaggy black fur climbing in a tree
A small lizard called a Smallwood's anole crawls along the side of a piece of wood. It has blue-green mottled, scaly skin, small eyes and long digits with claws
A robust toad with a creamy back and darker brown sides
perched sparrow with a stubby, conical bill and mostly white breast with subtle hues of brown and gray on its face and back
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Pale-furred animal with a long snout on a branch
A lizard, called a spiny-tailed monitor, with a long body and tail, short legs, clawed digits and a spotted pattern of scales.
A small turtle with dark brown and white-spotted, scaly skin and a dome-shaped shell stands on a table with greenery in the background.
large gray bird with curvy neck and dagger-like yellow bill
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Black animal with broad white stripe across its body
perched bird with long legs and beak
small maroon songbird on perch
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A dark gray-brown snake, called a Taylor's cantil, with white stripes on its head and light, triangular marks down its body
A tentacled snake swimming in water with green plants in the background
Amur tiger Nikita makes her debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Great Cats exhibit on Feb. 26, 2019.
A timber rattlesnake with pale gray scales, dark-brown bands around its body, a brown stripe down its back and a rattle at the tip of its tail
A close-up photo of a timor python, its face resting on its curled up body.
Two white-eared titi monkeys (small monkeys with thick fur, small ears and long tails) perch on a branch eating fruit held in their hands
A gray-blue gecko with rust-orange spots holds onto a tan branch
A tomato frog in someone's hand
A tomistoma, a crocodile-like reptile with a long, slender snout, surfaces in the water. Its teeth can be seen on its top and bottom jaw along its snout, with the longest protruding from the tip of the snout
catfish has long thin body
sloth in a tree
Frog on a branch with incredibly warty skin in varying shades of green
A common opossum crawling in the dirt surrounded by greenery
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A bright red long beak adorns a black-and-white bird
Puffy tree frog with dull green coloration sitting on a branch
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Black, long-armed ape with white cheek patches holding a rope in its long arms
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Two adult white naped cranes and chicks
This animal is only at SCBI.
coati on a branch
Very large pure white bird with reddish crown and black moustached and long pointed bill
This animal is only at SCBI.
A multicolored wood duck with red eyes and webbed feet stands on a rock
Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle swimming underwater