Animals

For the first time since 1908, northern shoveler ducklings have hatched at the Bird House!

On June 16, keepers welcomed a new addition to our Front Royal, Virginia, campus — a whooping crane chick, or "colt," the fourth of its kind to have hatched in our care.

Zoo teams transformed the yards outside the Bird House into a thriving, wildflower-filled garden. Find out how they did it.