Animals

Meet the Animals of the National Zoo

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Displaying 177 to 184 of 218 Animals

Scarlet ibis

Exhibit: Bird House

Scarlet tanager

Exhibit: Bird House

Screaming hairy armadillo

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Semipalmated plover

Exhibit: Bird House

Semipalmated sandpiper

Exhibit: Bird House

Shenandoah salamander

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Short-billed dowitcher

Exhibit: Bird House

Siamang

Exhibit: Primates

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