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Displaying 9 to 16 of 219 Animals

African clawed frog

Exhibit: Amazonia

African plated lizard

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Aldabra tortoise

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Allen's swamp monkey

Exhibit: Primates

Alligator snapping turtle

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Alpaca

Exhibit: Kids' Farm

American alligator

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

American avocet

Exhibit: Bird House

Animal News

Fennec fox Barkley is perched atop a rocky outcropping in his habitat at the Small Mammal House. Photo credit: Mimi Nowlin/Smithsonian
July 29, 2025

Fennec Fox Barkley Has Died at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Brown alpaca messily eating a frozen orange popsicle
July 22, 2025

Keeping the Farm Animals Cool with Frozen Treats

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