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Palm warbler

Exhibit: Bird House

Panamanian golden frog

Exhibits: Amazonia, Reptile Discovery Center

Plain chachalaca

Exhibit: Bird House

Poison frogs

Exhibits: Amazonia, Reptile Discovery Center

Prehensile-tailed porcupine

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Prehensile-tailed skink

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Prevost's squirrel

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Przewalski's horse

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Animal News

Bao Li leans against a tree and eats bamboo
July 31, 2025

Bao Li, Qing Bao and the Secrets of Summer Panda Life at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

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