Animals

Meet the Animals of the National Zoo

Meet Our Animals

Displaying 153 to 160 of 218 Animals

Pygmy slow loris

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Red knot

Exhibit: Bird House

Red panda

Exhibit: Asia Trail

Red ruffed lemur

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Red wolf

Exhibit: American Trail

Red-bellied piranha

Exhibit: Amazonia

Red-eyed vireo

Exhibit: Bird House

Animal News

An adult female northern shoveler. Credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian
July 14, 2025

Historic Hatching: Northern Shoveler Ducklings

Whooping crane chick at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Credit: Chris Crowe/Smithsonian.
July 14, 2025

Meet Our Rare Whooping Crane Chick

Visitors hang out on the grassy lawn near the Bird House.
July 10, 2025

The Hidden Architecture Behind a Wildlife-Friendly Garden at the Zoo