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Plain chachalaca
Exhibit: Bird House

Poison frogs
Exhibits: Amazonia, Reptile Discovery Center

Prehensile-tailed porcupine
Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Prehensile-tailed skink
Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Prevost's squirrel
Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Przewalski's horse
Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Puff adder
Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Pumpkinseed
Exhibit: Bird House

Animal News

Small Mammal House keeper Chelia Chong conducts a training session with a Bennett's wallaby. Credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian
July 18, 2025

Happy National Zookeeper Week 2025
A mother and baby Przewalski's horse in front of a fence.
July 15, 2025

Behind the Scenes: A Przewalski’s Horse With a History of 'Over-Aunting'
A mother and baby zebra standing in front of a fence in a grassy field.
July 15, 2025

Checking In on the Foals: New Arrivals at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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