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Gray seal
Exhibit: American Trail

Gray tree frog
Exhibit: Amazonia

Green aracari
Exhibits: Amazonia, Small Mammal House

Green tree python
Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Guinea pig
Exhibit: Amazonia

Hawk-headed parrot
Exhibit: Amazonia

Hellbender
Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Home's hinge-back tortoise
Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

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
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